Stephen King’s Desperation was a great book. He seems to be focused on the good vs. evil thing a lot lately in his most recent books. Desperation is about a whacked out cop that kills everyone in his small town and captures a drunk, a family, a woman and her husband and a writer.
The stoy centers on their escape from the deranged cop, possessed by a demon (well they never actually say what Tak is, but I’m going to call it a demon, and their fight to destroy Tak. Tak is uncovered after a collapsed mine is reopened releasing Tak, the unformed, and uleashing its destruction on the small mining town.
David, played by Shane Haboucha, is the oldest child of the Carver family. The story centers around his relationship with God and his desire to do good in a bad situation. David is confused, as any young child would be, when his sister is killed and God asks him to rescue the others and destroy Tak.
Stephen King’s storytelling has never been better. The duel between good and evil is great and so is the story line. The movie drags a little in parts, but mostly this is a solid movie, particularly one that was released on TV instead of the big screen. Solid acting and great storyline make this a movie worth renting.
This is a must see. I would give it 8 out of 10 stars.
Tags: Demons, desperation, Stephen King, Steven Weber, Tom Skerritt
I think this is one of the more strange movies that Stephen King has made. This cop is very strange and “whacked out” like Mark says. I think it’s mostly strange because he always uses the word Tak which I would agree with Mark that it is some kind of demon.
The storyline was OK – it was a little out there for me. And I also agree that it was a bit slow at times. I wouldn’t give it as high as rating as Mark. I would give it 6.5 out of 10 stars, but I think it’s still worth seeing once to just see what you think.
I think I liked the movie better than Toby because I read the book and it explained more (as most books do). The book relies a lot on what David Carver and the writer are thinking, but the movie doesn’t really explain those things. After reading the book I think I fill in those little details for myself and so the movie was more enjoyable that way. Read the book too and the movie is even better.