The Dead Zone

What makes the The Dead Zone so frightening-and finally deeply moving-is how it commits to the psychology of a guy whose destiny is destroyed and fulfilled by the way he's slipping through the cracks.

An accomplished psychological thriller.

Cronenberg attempting a little mainstream with this Stephen King yarn and really pulling it off.

By no means a bad film, just a disappointingly bland and superficial one.

Don't let the fact that visible breath and frosty misery take priority over exploding heads and fetus-licking snow you.

Cronenberg pulls it off, but you can't help feeling it's a movie in search of a TV series.

The Dead Zone is a better Stephen King film than a David Cronenberg film. There's some great imagery here, but the best storylines (the murders) are speedily wrapped up to get to the hastily developed battle between Johnny and Stilson

Walken’s layered performance and Cronenberg’s sensitive direction [give] The Dead Zone an acutely bittersweet edge.

One of [Cronenberg's] most perceptive and complex dramas.

A beautifully depressive New England mood piece, with Christopher Walken's best performance ever.