Review of Needful Things (1993) by Tina B — 16 Feb 2007

OH WOW!~ KING AGAIN!!! MAX VON SYDOW TOO :) HAHA COOL FILM,LOVES IT.

This review of Needful Things (1993) was written by Tina B on 16 Feb 2007.

Needful Things has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Brian Lowry (913) for Variety (12,700) on 18 Sep 2014

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By Kimberley F (164) on 12 Aug 2011

Max Von Sydow plays Leland Gaunt, a right devil of a character, who ones a shop that seems to contain your hearts desire - except it comes…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 05 Jul 2014

Comienza bien, pero se desliga tanto del libro de King que el interés se va perdiendo, sobre todo para quienes conocen el material original…

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By Martin R (400) on 25 May 2011

This was my 1st Stephen King book ever, not one of my faves though and, although the movie was ok, it's nothing fabulous…

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One of those far too rare Stephen King movies you can sit through without feeling as if you've been condemned to purgatory for a couple of hours…

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By Scott W (2,167) on 05 Jul 2011

I really enjoyed this. A great story and plot…

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The beginning was awesome and heartwarming.... the rest of it really sucked. someone please make a better second half…

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It has some entertaining devilish moments, however the over all theme of the film is the devil made us do it and no one takes responsibility…

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By now, we’ve come to expect certain things in movies adapted from Stephen King novels: brooding misanthropy, a pound or two of viscera,…

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