The Dark Half – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Favourites – D
Director: George A Romero
Writer: George A Romero (Screenplay)
Writer: Stephen King (Novel)
Cast
- Timothy Hutton (All the Money in the World)
- Amy Madigan (Field of Dreams)
- Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- Julie Harris (East of Eden)
- Robert Joy (Land of the Dead)
Plot: A writer’s fictional alter ego wants to take over his life…at any price.
Runtime: 2 Hours 2 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Dark Half starts when author and family man Thad Beaumont (Hutton) is trying to get his latest novel published. However, a stranger appears claiming Thad is already a successful author George Stark. When Thad tries to kill the story, everyone involved starts getting killed.
Thad becomes the prime suspect, but he believes the character from the books has come to life and is taking revenge for trying to kill him. However, Thad’s past starts coming back to light and he faces a decision to save his family.
Verdict on The Dark Half
The Dark Half is a horror mystery following an author whose life gets turned upside down when a character from his books starts killing people. However, the closer he gets to answers, the more questions are left open. He must decide to whether to do what the character wants to face losing everything he has in life.
This is a twisted dark tale from Stephen King and brought to life by a master of horror George A Romeo. It uses King’s imagination to blend how the authors’ and their characters’ lives can interweave to create devastating consequences. This is a great movie that uses the twin characters to show the different lifestyles and leaves us wondering how far things will go. It has twisted kills and keeps you wondering what the truth is.
Final Thoughts – The Dark Half is a grizzly battle for control.