Genre: Thriller/ Horror
Runtime: 101 minutes
Year: 2019
Starring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow
Description: Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) and his wife, Rachel (Amy Seimetz), relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.
Review: Louise Creed, his wife Rachel and their two kids decide to move to a small town in Maine. When their cat Church dies, neighbor Judd Crandall tells Louise about a secret burial place. When Church returns, Louise and his family can’t explain it. But a tragedy turns the life of the Creed family upside down and the Pet Sematary is a scary place.
“Pet Sematary” is one of the darkest stories written by Stephen King, the master of horror. Some elements where so gruesome, the author doubted if he could publish the book. It’s perfect material for a horror film and the first attempt was in 1989. It was a good film, but it never captured tat dark atmosphere from the book.
The new adaptation from directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer is much better than it’s predecessor. The tension is build and we spend enough time with the character to relate to them and their traumatic experiences.
Jason Clarke was a good choice for the leas and John Lithgow is perfectly cast. It was actually the, for me, unknown Amy Seimetz who stole the show. Her performance is fantastic and I felt her fear.
The film is not terrifying, but it has some great shock and scare moments. It’s an effective horror film. The deeper thoughts and the existential fear is something that doesn’t completely manage to convince.
The ending gets mixed feeling. Some people hate it, some people love it. I’m in the last group. It’s a pretty abrupt ending, but I like the unhappy ending. It’s the type of ending this story needed.
Rating: 4/ 5
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