Initially a part of kings full dark, no stars collection, the film was directed by peter askin company man 2000, trumbo 2007 and features some heavy weight actors, gripping tension, and a fascinating plot. A woman discovers that her husband is a serial killer in this thriller adapted by the author from his own novella. A good marriage is an 82page novella written by stephen king that was included in his 2010 collection full dark, no stars. A good marriage feels like a padded out film version of a short story, which is what it is. A good marriage husband inspired by real life serial killer. The chilling novella featured in stephen king s new york times bestselling short story collection full dark, no stars soon to be a netflix original film starring thomas jane and molly parker. A good marriage, at its best, should be a war of wills between a maniac and the wife who just learned she has loved a maniac. A good marriage was a good book but im afraid the movie was terribly disappointing. From the legendary stephen king with a serial killer on the loose and a stranger stalking her family, a dedicated wife unveils a sinister secret about her husband that threatens their marriage and lives.
The movie as a whole was just so amazing, and definitely one of the best horror films of the last twenty years, definitely of the past decade. Stephen kings a good marriage cast and crew fandango. Sporting kings first adapted screenplay of his own work since 1989s pet sematary, his customary flourishes are stamped all over it, including. An ordinary loving couple that seem perfect at first but then a dangerous secret is discovered and everything changes. It stars joan allen, anthony lapaglia, kristen connolly and stephen lang. For the film based on the novella, see a good marriage film. Its a horrifying discovery, rendered with bristling intensity, and it definitively ends a good marriage. Review a good marriage is the worst stephen king movie. With joan allen, anthony lapaglia, stephen lang, cara buono. A good marriage film on may 19, 2012, it was announced that will battersby and peter askin were producing an adaptation of a good marriage with askin directing stephen king s screenplay of his own novella. A good marriage is a 2014 american psychological thriller film based on the novella of the same name by stephen king, from the 2010 collection full dark, no stars.
A good marriage film spoilers inside what a garbage ending. Im a huge king fan and had never heard of any book or story with that title, nor had i heard anything about the movie. I wont discuss what happens in the story, but i will comment on what a wonderful job that stephen king, his director, cameraman, and the actors, all do in making this story come to terrifying life. Its arguably the dullest king film yet, despite solid work by lapaglia to save it and a decent setup that goes. King, stephen 1947askin, peter 1940allen, joan 1956lapaglia, anthony lang, stephen 1952connolly, kristen 1980 king, stephen 1947 good marriage reno productions firm screen media films firm. Oct 02, 2014 the latest in his evergrowing canon of screen and television adaptations, stephen kings a good marriage is a decidedly minor entry that is mainly notable for representing the writers first. A good marriage official trailer 1 2014 stephen king. They also have a mail order business selling and appraising rare coins. Twenty years ago, lang and allen both appeared in michael manns manhunter, a truly striking, compelling and in places terrifying watch. Stephen kings a good marriage bluray 2014 best buy. A good marriage is a movie starring joan allen, anthony lapaglia, stephen lang, cara buono. Screen media films will realease a good marriage on october 3rd in theaters, on vod and itunes. View entire discussion 1 comments more posts from the horror community. And yet this war is surprisingly, even shockingly dull.
After 25 years of a good marriage, what will darcy do once she discovers her husbands sinister secret. Parents need to know that stephen kings a good marriage is a creepy horror thriller based on the prolific authors novella, which he adapted himself into the film s screenplay. But when darcy unveils a sinister secret about her husband, it threatens their perfect marriage and lives. Originally published as a short story in full dark no stars, the film s screenplay was written by stephen and is directed by peter askin. A good marriage was originally published in stephen king s 2010 novella collection, full dark, no stars. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Anyway, i put it on my to watch list, guessing that perhaps he had just written a screenplay. May 25, 2015 while a good marriage is not a striking horror film, the last act intrusion of ramsey takes it into more philosophical territory about what is justifiable and how one lives with questionable acts.
Now a major motion picture, stephen king s brilliant and terrifying story of a marriage with truly deadly secrets. A good marriage makes a point of flashing kings name, even printing it on the movie poster in larger font than the film s title. Stephen kings a good marriage 2014 rotten tomatoes when her husband anthony lapaglia of more than twenty years is away on one of his business trips, darcy anderson joan allen looks for. From the legendary stephen king with a serial killer on the loose and a. Couple modele a good marriage, le film club stephen king. Since the movie follows a 50something married couple instead of young adults, its unlikely to appeal to teens unless theyre already big king fans.
Favourite stephen king movie adaptations a list of 36 titles created 15 jun 2017 stephen king movies a list of 42 titles. The reason that stephen king is known as the master of horror is because the things he writes about are realistic enough for you to think this could happen to me. In stephen kings a good marriage, bliss masks a secret. The movie was produced by peter askin, will battersby and evan pohl. Stephen kings a good marriage 2014 available on netflix. Joan allen and anthony lapaglia have secrets in new stephen king by adam chitwood august 19, 2014. Like different seasons and four past midnight, which generated such enduring films as the shawshank redemption and stand by me, full dark, no stars proves stephen king a master of the long story form. Aug 18, 2014 a good marriage stars joan allen, anthony lapaglia, stephen lang, and house of cards actress kristen connolly and was adapted for the big screen by king himself.
A happy and enduring marriage is shattered when a husband departs for a business trip, and his faithful wife unearths evidence that exposes his monstrous true nature in this thriller starring joan allen and anthony lapaglia, and adapted from a short story by stephen king, who also penned the screenplay for director peter askin trumbo, certainty. A violence awakens inside a man when his wife proposes selling off the family homestead, setting in motion a grisly train of murder and madness. The pacing is slow, too, which makes the 102minute running time feel unending. The portrayal of bob in the beginning as a nice guy didnt come through at all in the movie. In the movie a good marriage with a screenplay by king himself based on his. King says the inspiration came after reading an article about dennis rader, the infamous btk bind, torture, and kill murderer. The book sold well all of king s books do but i thought the stories were lackluster, or tried too hard to shock, or both.
Like many of the adaptations of the horror masters work, a good marriage, adapted by stephen king from his novella and directed by peter askin, suffers from transition pains. Throughout the entire film, my wife and i kept saying that if they dont fuck it up in the end, the movie is absolutely terrific. Allen, who carries the movie with a fluid and unforced grace. The film is a slow burning but an incredibily pressurised dive into an unhinged marriage. This story came to my mind after reading an article about dennis rader, the infamous btk bind, torture, and kill murderer who took the lives of ten peoplemostly women, but two of his victimes were childrenover a period of roughly sixteen years.
This one has a screenplay by stephen king, adapting his own short story. Stephen kings a good marriage 2014 rotten tomatoes. They have a happy yet humdrum relationship, running a mailorder business selling and appraising rare coins. A good marriage 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In stephen kings a good marriage, bliss masks a secret the. Sep 01, 2014 a few weeks ago i was looking at the netflix streaming new releases and saw a movie, stephen king s a good marriage. The movie version of a good marriage made headlines recently when author stephen king who wrote the screenplay and the short story its based on said in an interview that his story is. May 24, 2017 one of the latest is the psychological thriller adaptation of kings 2010 short story a good marriage.
On september 11, 2012, joan allen was announced as the lead in the film. In stephen kings a good marriage, a heretofore happily married. A good marriage is a novella by stephen king, published in his collection full dark, no stars 2010. Oct 02, 2014 written by stephen king, the film is adapted from his short story a good marriage from the collection full dark, no stars. Screen media films has released the first a good marriage trailer and poster for the upcoming thriller, written by stephen king. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a good marriage. No, its not gone girl, but a good marriage, this weeks other tale of matrimonial mystery.
Stephen king a good marriage book the power of breath by swami saradananda pdf, a good marriage is a novella by stephen king, published in his collection full dark, no stars his mastery of detail and his deceptively effortless narrative voice, king transforms this disquieting material into a disturbing, fascinating book. Cast joan allen as darcy anderson, anthony lapaglia as bob anderson, stephen lang as holt. But one night, while bob is away on business, darcy goes into the garage to search for batteries. Its arguably the dullest king film yet, despite solid work by lapaglia to save it and a decent setup that goes absolutely nowhere. Peter askin directed from a screenplay written by stephen king. Stephen king s a good marriage, based on a story from full dark, no stars, is the first feature film screenplay he has adapted from one of his own books in 25 years. Lifetimes lmn channel is celebrating super bowl li by airing the movie a good marriage which is about a wife who discovers that her husband is a serial killer. The film stars joan allen, anthony lapaglia, kristen connolly, and stephen lang. Stephen kings a good marriage dvd, 2014 for sale online ebay. Stephen king s a good marriage year 2014 genre crime drama thriller type movies idmb rating 5.
Stephen kings a good marriage doesnt even seem to realize its a horror film, so lethargic and bland is it. What is it about stephen kings novels and short stories that so often make their transition to the screen rocky, to say the least. Askin adapts stephen kings domestic dilemma for those hoping for resurgence in the quality of stephen king stock, the unique promise of a good marriage is not the ticket. A good marriage is a 2014 film adaptation of the novella by stephen king. Originally published as a short story in full dark no stars, the films screenplay was written by stephen and is directed by peter askin. Malley, cara buono, anthony lapaglia, stephen lang, joan allen, kristen connolly. The film does a great job of making you feel this threatening dread thats just looming over this family and their farm.
A good marriage by stephen king nook book ebook barnes. In the movie a good marriage with a screenplay by king himself based on his short story, he brings that domesticated horror to a brilliant level. Darcy anderson has been married to bob, an accountant from portland, maine, for 27 years. Joan allen and anthony lapaglia star in stephen king s adaptation of his novella a good marriage. A good marriage is based on stephen kings novella from the full dark, no stars collection, and its the first king screenplay to hit the big screen in a long time. Cast joan allen as darcy anderson, anthony lapaglia as bob anderson, stephen lang as holt ramsey. A good marriage official trailer 1 2014 stephen king movie hd when her husband anthony lapaglia of more than twenty years is away. He brought his otherworldly horror and domesticated it, showing us the evil that can lurk beneath a persons exterior facade. The latest in his evergrowing canon of screen and television adaptations, stephen king s a good marriage is a decidedly minor entry that is mainly notable for representing the writers first big. I adore stephen king but this is not the best manifestation of his work. Summary darcy anderson has been married to bob, a portland, maine, accountant, for 27 years. From the legendary stephen king as a sadistic serial killer is spreading fear across the northeast, taunting the police as his victims pile up, darcy anderson joan allen and her husband bob anthony lapaglia are celebrating another year of a good marriage.
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