Stephen King has written some great stories through the years, many of them have been made into movies, but not all of them successfully. How did Netflix do with their adaption of he and his son’s novella ? Let’s find out.
A man and woman are driving down the road in the middle of a vast sea of fields in Kansas. The woman is visibly pregnant. They need to stop on the side of the road because she has become nauseous. During the stop they hear a cry for help from a young boy who says he is lost in the tall grass beside the road. Can they save him from the grass ? You hear his mother yell at them to not come in. They go in after him. And so it begins.
While there is no maze per say in this movie, the tall grass is difficult to walk through and continually makes the characters lost no matter which direction they move. Well, there are a few points in the maze like tall grass that work as anchor points - you can find that out in the movie. The couple finds out they are not alone in the tall grass, but they are having trouble leaving it no matter what methods they try. This is Vivarium, but in a field instead of in a housing complex.
The acting is good enough. The story is interesting. The feeling of being lost is conveyed well with the cinematography. But, overall it does not quite land in the must see category. The poster is excellent. I really like the upside down photography - it fits the movie well.
I give it an 6.3/10 for having a great premise that was entertaining. I bet the book is better though.
Here is the trailer for the movie:
