As thrilling and empty a theatrical sugar rush as the biggest bumper bag of sweeties ever
High School Musical
Film
You get the feeling that the talented Frank Darabont has this time made the wrong Stephen King movie
The Mist
Music
While she weaves a good yarn, it's when Dolly Parton sings that she's really on song
Dolly Parton
He gave us glamour, humour and heart-stopping pop magic in one glorious - and only slightly grumpy - package
I left the cinema rueing the fact that I wasted two hours of my life
The steaks are out of this world, the prices perfectly reasonable
London,
In its way the film version of Stephen King's The Mist is every bit as good as the book and to be recommended. .. more | Add your review
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