Review of 1922 (2017) by James R — 19 Nov 2018
A slow moving burn of a horror film, but I enjoyed it. Based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King 1922 is about a farmer named Wilfred James (Thomas Jane) who is a hard worker, but becomes distraught when he finds out that his wife Arlette (Molly Parker) wants to sell land she recently inherited and move to the city.
Wilfred's entire identity is with the land and he can't imagine life off the farm, so after much arguing Wilfred convinces his son Henry (Dylan Schmid) to help him murder his wife. Wilfred convinces Henry that if they move to the city Henry's girlfriend Shannon (Kaitlyn Bernard) won't be in the picture anymore.
The murder happens and the two guys think they've gotten away with it all when suddenly very strange things start to happen on the farm. Yes a bit of a spoiler there, but it's in the trailers! Overall, this one moves pretty slow, but man I enjoyed the story.
It's a take of jealously and also of regret. Thomas Jane does a fantastic job here completely transforming into a backwater farmer (that isn't too smart). The "horror" aspects of it aren't too frequent, but when it does happen it's some really creepy stuff.
This is on Netflix and I would definitely recommend giving this one a look if your a Stephen King fan, or want to enjoy a solid horror film.
This review of 1922 (2017) was written by James R on 19 Nov 2018.
1922 has generally received positive reviews.
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