One of the better King movies. The Dead Zone is a King movie before P C! The Dead Zone is another character driven story. The characters are just believable characters. John Smith is the usual teacher worried about his rep in a small town, and has a true love Sarah. Walken and Adams the star struck lover who are two co worker school teachers is a solid sub story. Walken/Smith get into an accident gains special power of seeing into the future. Cronenberg lets the story unfold in the sub stories. Smith predicts a fire, becomes involved into a serial killer case which makes the viewer becoming more involved with the story. What makes the film memorable is the plot twist; Greg Stillson played by Martin Sheen is not a political character or a social messages character that we have in today's P C culture of movies, but a character that is odd. The viewer does not like Stillson, but does not know why. Our instincts of distrust of a politician, co work, boss or minister character that want power and or something from you. The viewer is teased, but we never know is wrong with Stillson until the hand shake with the foreseer Smith. Well acted directed and okay story. Not the Shinning but still good. 7 stars.
Review of The Dead Zone
