a review of 杰罗德游戏

There are three kinds of films based on Stephen King books — the bad, the mediocre and the brilliant. Unfortunately, the brilliant ones such as The Shining are rare. To me, Gerald's Game falls into the mediocre category: not really good, but not bad either. There were a few things that bothered me about Gerald's Game. First of all, when you're handcuffed to a bed and have to break free to survive, what would you do during the first eight hours or so? Yes, you would rock the bed and keep wrestling until the bed would sooner or later become a little less stable, and you'd furiously go on until something would finally break off. Even if it's reinforced, some friction would eventually occur if you persevere. After all, the alternative is to die. But there was almost not a single scene where you saw the handcuffed victim try that, as if she almost immediately surrendered and accepted her ill fate. But OK, maybe I shouldn't think so pragmatic, and accept the semi-credibility of the situation, for the sake of the story. But then there's the next issue. Why did they choose Carel Struycken — who became immortal as Lurch in The Addams Family — to be the should-be scary Moonlight Man? He's such a sweet, gentle giant. I could never find him scary. Then there's the epilogue, where the true identity of the Moonlight Man is revealed. That appendix felt superfluous. It unnecessarily demystified the Moonlight Man, and diminished the film's overall impression on me. To end with a positive note, I think Chiara Aurelia gave away an impressive performance as the young version of the main character. I'm sure she has a bright career ahead of her.