Filters:

It probably will not go down as “Great Spielberg” or even “Very Good Spielberg” but represents a warm, enjoyable plunge into the 1950s and 1960s.

Run Time: 1:47
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-10-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Intense Peril)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Scott Mann
Cast: Grace Fulton

As B-movies go, this one is good enough to hold the attention and wring out the tension without doing anything more ambitious.

With wooden acting, a plodding storyline, and several cringeworthy changes from the source material, the 2022 version indeed starts a fire – a dumpster fire.

An unnecessary, joyless affair, it plods along offering “canonical” tidbits to fans but very little to casual viewers.

For those who enjoy stews that mix warped comedy with twisted horror, it hits the spot.