(Credit IMDb) A young man attempts to seek to avenge his wife's death after she is murdered by a Las Vegas mobster.I highly doubt I'm the only Christian Slater fan that is deeply saddened about how far his career has plummeted at this juncture. Slater is a gifted actor and he's better than this junk. Stephen King movies have always been a hit and miss, but they have been far more miss, as of late. The pace is as slow as molasses and I had issues paying attention. The ending to this movie is rather cool, but getting there, is the major problem. Slater makes for a cool villain, but he can do this in his sleep. Wes Bently is bland. Overall, I don't remember too much about this movie, probably a reason for it. It sucks3/10

I can't believe this film was the imagination of Stephen King. This crap is almost a ninety minute view of torture. Christian Slater playing evil and he doesn't do a half bad job of it as mob guy/slave trader, Dolan, who's now resorted to selling kids for suck clientele, and profiting fruitfully from it. He has his own supply of costumes on standby too, so he's got his s..t together. A beautiful witness, (Mia from Two And A Half Men) who has seen at first hand, the special cargo being loaded up, is taken out. The boyfriend, a teacher, now becomes completely obsessed and psychologically hell bent on tasking out Slater, first being worked over by him which intensifies his rage. Her image burns in his memory as he's sees a phantom of her on the lonely highway. He hatches a plan. He becomes a road worker, and carves out a section of loose bitumin, to entrap our Slater, which of course works, where Dolan's Cadillac goes under, with Slater begging for mercy. No suspense here, or in anything. That's it. End of movie. We see Slater minutes before going under, viewing some of the kiddies, on his laptop, holding numbers, a pang of conscience, looking away before looking back, but this son of a bitch has dug his own grave, the same place this movie should be laid to rest. The best part of this dreck is some of the hot girls in lingerie, put on show, but apart from that, forget it, this Cadillac sucks, this movie robbing people of their valuable time.

Having read the short story by Stephen King before viewing this film, i can clearly confirm that for anyone who is hoping for a faithful adaption, you may find yourself in two half's.The film itself is average. The pacing at the start is spot on and the story should be intriguing enough for you wanting more. This said, I watched this film with a companion and unlike me, he hasn't read the story. I'm not going to moan about how the film isn't better than the book cause it's never is but what i will say is that my friend must of got confused during the final parts.The main character, Robinson, takes up a job on the highways to get a grip of the machinery which he'll be using to execute his plan. This also involves him creating a illusionary canvas and setting up a false detour. I know all this because i've read the book, however, the film does such a awful job showing the characters emotions and there purposes that i'll warn you not to get upset when you find yourself lost.Long story short, film is a mess. Bently at times was laughable, Slater had no swagger and Robinson's Partner was idiotic. I dunno, i loved the story but even if had never read it before setting eyes on the film, it wouldn't of made much difference.

I feel I should start the review by saying whether I had previously read the Stephen King short story before watching this movie. As a matter of fact, I had. I didn't find it one of his better stories, namely because the story early on reveals exactly what the protagonist is planning, and subsequently does it. No surprises or twists. The screenplay for this movie does fix this, not revealing what the protagonist is planning until it happens (though there are a few hints along the way.) However, the screenplay does still have some flaws. It runs too long, a pitfall many movies adapted from short stories have. There are many scenes with Dolan that don't seem necessary. And there are some plot holes, like how the protagonist got Dolan's cell phone number.Another flaw is with Slater. He tries REALLY hard, enough that he deserves an "A" for effort. But he's still the last person you'd imagine to be a gangster. Had someone older and more weathered been in his role, I think the movie would have worked better.Still, there is some merit to be found. The production values are really good - this is one shot-in-Canada movie that actually manages to make you think it was shot in the United States. And the last half hour of the movie is very good, tense and gripping. If you can't find a better movie, and have the patience to sit through a so-so first hour for a really good last half hour, then I would recommend this movie.