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The Dark Half

1993

George A. Romero

Timothy Hutton, Michael Rooker, Amy Madigan, Julie Harris ...

5.4

2,189

Horror. Mystery Marking the first collaboration between horror legends George A. Romero and Stephen King since 1982's Creepshow, this moody, atmospheric adaptation of King's novel was actually completed in 1991, but the highly-publicized bankruptcy of its distributor Orion Pictures in that same year nearly doomed The Dark Half to distribution limbo. King's story revolves around successful author Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton), whose popularity on the ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Time Out	"Proof that not all films derived from Stephen King's books need be intellectually banal and cinematically dull"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"An exceptionally entertaining film of its kind (...) It outdistances every other King adaptation I've seen"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The film's biggest disappointment is that it doesn't develop its preternatural opening theme (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times	"Violent and credibility-straining it may be, but it’s not cheap or thoughtless. The film captures the best part of the book"
		Jack Yeovil Empire	"This is too well-made and acted to be a total failure (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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