Here's what Matt Edwards has to say:
Frank Darabont's recent Stephen King adaptation. Very different than his previous two King interpretations, this was another highlight of the festival. I'm all for any film where the message is 'Even if they're right and we're wrong, it's still better to not be a religious fundamentalist nutcase'. The film is let down in places by poor CG creatures, which is a shame. I also felt disappointed by the ending, which received a great deal of praise from everyone else I spoke to. I didn't need an all smiles happy ending, but what they went with felt more like a cheap trick, was tonally wrong and didn't add anything to the story. Otherwise, a great film.
Mrs Matt: "It had portals like Primeval. I did like it though."
Saturday night saw the Dead by Dawn all-nighter, starting at midnight and not finishing until 11am the following morning.
He gave it a 4 out of 5 stars (hurrah!) even though he didn't quite fancy the ending. I haven't really saw the movie yet (shame on me) but now I am eager to.
