101 minutes/3.5 stars
This adaptation of the Stephen King novel, coming after the well-received 1989 version, has taken to heart the commandments of the good King adaptation: Thou shalt ground it in Anytown, America, and thou shalt make sure that the people under threat include a bunch of apple-cheeked children.
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