Review of Stand by Me (1986) by Daniel P — 27 Jan 2013
Rob Reiner directs this coming-of-age drama based on the Stephen King novella, with a young cast including Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman (The Goonies), Jerry O'Connell and Kiefer Sutherland.
A young group of kids set out on an adventure after gaining knowledge of a dead body out in the woods. In the group there is: Gordie (the writer), Chris (the leader), Teddy (the maniac), and Vern (the chubby one).
They find out about the dead body from another group (a gang of older kids led by Kiefer Sutherland) after Vern overheard two of them talking.
It is an adventure with a few laughs, some thrills and a lot of drama.
It is a nice childhood adventure that is told wonderfully through a soothing narrative, and the film isn't very long, so even if you don't like it - it isn't a waste of time.
It isn't my favourite movie based on a work of Stephen King's (but I love a lot of them, and this movie still wasn't near bad at all) or my favourite coming-of-age movie (it isn't The Breakfast Club of course) or my favourite adventure film either (it's not The Goonies), but it still is quite enjoyable, and has great acting and a good screenplay, it isn't boring, and it's still a story that works well in 2012. It's an overall good time.
This review of Stand by Me (1986) was written by Daniel P on 27 Jan 2013.
Stand by Me has generally received very positive reviews.
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