Angela Hussey

Flanagan hit the mark, as expected! He put on screen and stayed true to it's source material (which Kubrick didn't do), while simultaneously giving King some justice for his disapproval of Kubrick's adaptation of the 1st novel. Kubrick's adaptation as a stand alone horror film was great, but as a novel adaptation it lacks tremendously (unpopular opinion, don't care...it's the TRUTH!) Now, this movie isn't perfect, there are some scenes that I think would've catapulted this film into perfection if they had used some original reels in some scenes to really bring Kubrick's fans in more, but I'm sure there's probably some laws that kept that from happening (just assumptions) and some things felt rushed if you read the book. But being that this movie was already 2 1/2 hours, adding more of the story probably would've added another hour, easy. The acting was spot on, the imagery and special effects was super cool and if you have any idea what books story is (I implore you to read the book if you haven't yet and you're into reading), then you'll understand this film more and maybe appreciate it more for the artwork it actually is. The nods towards The Shining were perfectly done, I can't wait to see it again. This film deserves more praise than it's getting.