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Bag of Bones miniseries

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Original title

Bag of Bones

Year

2011

Running time

154 min.

Country

United States

Director

Mick Garris

Screenwriter

Matt Venne. Novel: Stephen King

Cast

Music

Nicholas Pike

Cinematography

Barry Donlevy

Producer

Sennet Entertainment. Broadcast by: A&E Television Networks

Genre

TV Series. Drama. Horror | TV Miniseries

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Stephen King Adaptations

Synopsis

The main character, Mike Noonan, is an author living in Derry, Maine who suffers from severe writer's block after the death of his wife, Johanna (called Jo), from an undiagnosed brain aneurism. Particularly disquieting to Mike is that his wife had just bought a home pregnancy test, but never revealed the pregnancy to him. Mike languishes after his wife's death, and finds himself unable to write due to panic attacks. Fortunately, he has four unpublished manuscripts, and using them he keeps his agent and editor unaware of his problem.

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Critics' reviews

"'Bag of Bones' is occasionally hokey, and Brosnan overworks his mad cackling, but the production is never less than creepily engaging"

Ken Tucker: Entertainment Weekly
"Although it is far from the worst King adaptation, it feels less like a ghost story than a dashed-together homage to the King oeuvre that's slow where it should be fast and fast where it should be slow."

Mary McNamara: Los Angeles Times
"Sure, there are some fun moments. Sure Brosnan looks mah-velous. He always does. But a little less plodding plot and a lot more action, please."

Verne Gay: Newsday
"'Bag of Bones' isn't completely devoid of suspense, but it's a lot less satisfying than many other, far superior King adaptations."

Lori Rackl: Chicago Sun-Times
"This Bag is sadly empty of surprises."

Matt Roush: TV Guide
"There are elements on night one that actually are pretty darned scary. Too bad there's a night two."

Linda Stasi: New York Post
"Handsomely shot and deliberately paced, it has a superficially cinematic quality, but it doesn't have the storytelling juice to keep you engaged in Mr. King's convoluted multi-ghost story."

Mike Hale: The New York Times
"With tepid performances and a lifeless script, Bag of Bones feels like more of a chore than a television viewing experience."

Glenn Garvin: Miami Herald

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