La Maison sur le lac

Listen, I read the book a few years ago, and it was amazing until the end. Way too fantastic to be legit. I am hoping this end is more in tune with the creepy supernatural aspect than an unbelievable crescendo storm on the lake. That being said, the problem, as always with King "movies" is that you just can't embody the fright of your own imagination into a movie, when you have already read the book. Also, the Max Devore character leaves little thus far to be desired in the field of visual horror. The way I envision him would be akin to a living poltergeist who smells like death. So, undoubtedly King fans are doomed to disappointment, but if you are seeing this with fresh eyes, it is totally entertaining. I will say, I hate that it is cable. Commercials disrupt the rhythm.

I cannot believe that this drivel has received a 9 rating! The acting is the only horrific aspect of this film. It is proof positive that Stephen King novels do not translate well within the confines of a sanitized TV film. Mick Garris continues to prove that he just does not "get" King, yet is given opportunity after opportunity to butcher the master of horrors work. Bag of Bones, while not his best work, is still a novel that deserves so much better than this waste of time. Perhaps the hype was just too great, and it just could not possibly live up to the expectations. It is literally 4 hours of my life I will never get back and probably the worst film I have seen all year, and that's saying a lot because I saw Jack and Jill 2 weeks ago, and that was almost as excruciating.