Firestarter

Emmy says:
A very faithful adaptation although the largely abbreviated story line left out the bits of the characters worth engaging with. Even after setting aside the cheesy 80’s “suspense music”, I only give it a 3/10.

Jeff says:
A faithful adaptation indeed. The things they trimmed made sense for the format – how DO you make 6 months becoming addicted to the knockout drugs worth watching, for example? I would say they managed to accidentally leave out the emotional connection, but honestly I’m not sure it was there in the original novel. Stephen King even said this was “flavorless; it’s like cafeteria mashed potatoes” but the original story was like that for me too – I just couldn’t enjoy it. That being the case, it’s a very good translation to screen: a bland movie version of a bland novel. 3/10.

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