Review of Needful Things (1993) by Jouni K — 17 Apr 2012

Creative, and devilishly clever. Needful things always has just what you need.

This review of Needful Things (1993) was written by Jouni K on 17 Apr 2012.

Needful Things has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 John N (608) on 25 Jul 2011

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By Owen Mcnally (24) for Hartford Courant (284) on 16 Apr 2018

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By Kim N (64) on 29 Nov 2012

It was a good movie but I don't think I'll ever watch this movie again, it was ok but could have been better, it starred J.T Walsh, Ed Harris…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 22 May 2011

Could you imagine having a store where you can get just what you really need? But then it turns out to be evil? Awesome, right…

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

Moviegoers aren’t likely to be similarly spellbound, as Heston employs a too-slow buildup to an explosion of mayhem that incorporates gruesome…

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By Eric J (681) on 08 Nov 2013

My favourite horror film, with al wicked sense of humor and a phenomenal performance by Max von Sydow. A Classic…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 19 Jun 2017

Overlong, over-produced Stephen King byproduct. Forget it along with Firestarter, In the Mouth of Madness, Maximum Overdrive, and all the others…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 20 Jul 2015

That was fun. A lot funnier than I was expecting. Sydow was awesome in it…

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