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- Synopsis
- Bryan Singer directed this Brandon Boyce adaptation of Stephen King's novella about teenager Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro), who discovers Nazi war criminal Kurt Dussander (Ian McKellen) living in his California hometown....
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- Starring
- Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joe Morton
- Director(s)
- Bryan Singer
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 173 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
Brought off with such skill and commitment that there isn't any time to snicker at its obviousness.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
It's scariest as a parable about the evil that exists in the hearts of adolescent boys.Read the full review
The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites
Both actors play their roles so trickily that tensions escalate until the horror grows unimaginatively gothic.Read the full review