Our revisiting of the screen adapations of Stephen King’s work arrives at Graveyard Shift…
Graveyard Shiftis adapted from Stephen Kings short story of the same name, which appeared in hisNight Shiftcollection.
The film starts well, beginning with the kind of cold open that shows likeSupernaturalwould go on to perfect.
Unfortunately, its mostly downhill from here.
Put simply, its dull.
There is one shining light in the darkness though.
A beacon of bugnuts crazy in a boiler suit.
Brad Dourif plays a character called The Exterminator.
He is, as youve probably guessed, an exterminator.
Dourif just goes for it.
At one point, a tear even trickles down his cheek.
Its a scene stealer and nothing stands a chance of living up to him.
This is one of those occasions where I wish Esposito had gone even more leftfield in his adaptation.
Forget Hall, forget War-Wick; the Exterminator is where its at.
It might have gotten old quickly, but it would have been a damn sight more entertaining.
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Scariest moment:Not a fan of spiders?
Avoid the bit where Brogan walks through a cobweb and finds an eight-legged fiend crawling across his eye.
Eurgh.Musicality:The end credits music is… different.
Dialogue from the film is played over some industrial-sounding percussion and a funky bassline.
Just a shame about the lack of personality here.
Join me next time, Constant Reader, for an encounter withIt.
