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Andy Webster, New York Times: Mr. King's script offers a wealth of behavioral details, notably in the conversations between Bob and Darcy, which put a deliciously perverse twist on conjugal familiarity. Read more
Kiva Reardon, AV Club: In his approach to bringing his own story to the screen, the author gave no consideration for actual performance or humor, valuing his language over all else. Read more
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: The resulting domestic tension is rife with darkly comedic and dramatic possibilities that were better exploited on the printed page, where King was able to more fully delineate his heroine's tortured thought process. Read more
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: A wry, old-fashioned thriller adapted by King from his short story. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Much thinner than you would expect. Read more
Pete Vonder Haar, Village Voice: It's serviceable, demonstrating that perhaps the Master's new movie domain can be found in mining his later works. Read more