田舎町の高校教師ジョニー・スミスは恋人とデートが終わった帰り道、自動車事故に会い昏睡状態となってしまう。５年が経ち奇跡的に昏睡から目覚めたジョニー。かつての恋人は結婚し両親も老い全てから取り残された彼には触れた人の過去や未来を瞬時に見抜く超常的な力が備わっていた。そんな彼に助けを求め群がる人々に嫌気がさし隠れるように暮らすジョニーだが、偶然触れた議会議員候補にとんでもない未来を見てしまう。苦悩した末、彼はついにある行動を起こす。
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監督: デヴィッド・クローネンバーグ
脚本: スティーヴン・キング / ジェフリー・ボーム
音楽: マイケル・ケイメン
制作: デブラ・ヒル / Dino De Laurentiis
撮影監督: Mark Irwin
This was outstanding, and ranks right up there for me, both in terms of Stephen King adaptations in general and Cronenberg's work in particular. It also houses one of my very favourite Christopher Walken performances. When I see Martin Sheen be such a jerk here, it both makes me realize where his son Charlie gets that side of his personality from and makes me fear, even though I'm Canadian, the fact that Donald Trump actually has a chance of being the next president of the United States. It also reaffirms in my heart the great adoration I have for Brooke Adams.
Pretty good paranormal thriller with a nice, and strangely normal, performance from Christopher Walken. Kept my attention throughout even if the finale felt a bit rushed and, the final scene, pretty laughable. Still found it entertaining though not sure how much desire I have to re-watch, although I may give the TV series a shot down the line. **3.25/5**
The Dead Zone is a movie that hits several genres and carries itself very well. It's able to do so due to the strength of the main character, Johnny Smith, played so well by Christopher Walken. Walken's performance is casual at times and absolutely stunning at others. To think that Bill Murray was thought by Stephen King to be a better option is crazy. Walken's performance brings out the best in the rest of the ensemble as the movie goes through 3 acts, with several stories intermingled quite nicely with each other. While it is not a true horror movie, in my opinion, the work of David Cronenberg comes out nicely in some scene's that remind you he is in charge of our minds during the 100 minute or so feature. I highly recommend this to anyone that loves Stephen King adaptions or psychological thrillers. It is a movie, that in my opinion, has aged very nicely and holds it's own in any era. Great film! I give this movie a solid 8 out of 10.
