Storm of the Century (VHS, 1999, 2-Tape Set)

This movie is truly chilling. If you enjoy watching movies that make you think and that promote discussion- this one is right up there (a huge moral issue unfolds as the plot progresses). Also the storyline is fully resolved by the end of the movie, which is somewhat comforting. I don't like cliffhangers endings- especially when the movie is soooo lengthy (more than 4 hours). At my house we watch this one every year during the first winter storm... it's a fun tradition.

A small and very close knit island community brace themselves for what forecasters are calling the winter storm of the century. They know that when the storm hits they will be completely cut off from the mainland and they are trying to prepare for it as best as they can. They have dealt with severe weather before, but they have never experienced a storm quite like this one, as at the same time the weather hits they discover they have a murderer in thier midst. He seems to know everything about them- all of thier darkest thoughts and secrets and he promises to destroy them all, if they do not give him what he wants. But is what he wants too high of a cost to pay? Each islander reaches thier own conclusion about this. One thing that is interesting about the end of this movie is that King provides follow up information about how each character deals with thier decision after the fact and how they were able (or not able) to live with themselves...

I thought that this movie was too long. Stephen king has done much better with earlier movies. Did not enjoy the movie, but I like most of what Stephen King does.