Dolan's Cadillac [DVD]

I am a great fan of Stephen King's work and many times am disappointed with the film adaptations, but Dolan's Cadillac was a breath of fresh air, it didn't deviate from the short story too much and for that I'm grateful. Christian Slater plays an excellent bad guy. The film centres around a man who had lost his wife in a car bomb explosion and revenge with a twist is the order of the day.

Being a keen Stephen King reader, I am usually skeptical about adaptations of his work, having found that most movie/television versions fail to live up to the tensions wrought by King's unique style of storytelling. However, at a purchase price under £3 it didn't seem like too much of a risk to take. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that not only had the script for "Dolan's Cadillac" been well written but that the additions put in to flesh out the story rounded out all the characters nicely.Christian Slater gives an excellent performance as the amoral Dolan, moving from in-control kingpin to a crazed man trapped by the husband of one of his victims. Wes Bentley also pulls off a nicely understated performance as Robinson. Admittedly there are points where staring vacuously is overdone, but on the whole it's a very enjoyable 85 minutes. A must for any King film fans.The original story can be found in Stephen King's collection of short stories "Nightmares and Dreamscapes". It's a different experience to the film as it takes much longer for the tension to build, but I recommend it for anyone who wants an alternate take on this film.

very fast delivery,excellent value for money totally differnt to the usual dvds i normally buy.really enjoyed the story the acting was great.ive even lent this dvd out to mates and theyve enjoyed the stry also.

just ok

Very disappointing. Enjoyed the story, but the acting in this was poor - didn't care about any of the characters.

great movie. wasn`t expecting much and just bought it to fill up my basket as it was so cheap. nice surprise, a really clever story with a nice twist.

I am a fan of Stephen King films so needed this one for my collection

Could not get into this movie found it tedious, boring and predictable.The biggest star in the movie is the Cadillac which proves my point,waste of time