THE DEAD ZONE is one of those movies that falls into the "I can't believe I haven't seen this until now" category. This 1983 Stephen King is directed by David Cronenberg and stars Christopher Walken as a car accident survivor who emerges from a 5-year coma with the power to see into the future.The movie almost plays more as a biopic of a real guy than as a traditionally plotted out horror movie. In fact, I admire how little of a plot this movie really has. I mean, it's a great story, but it unfolds at a liesurely, satisfying pace that gives us time for three dimensional characters and more than just cheap thrills.
For instance, Walken's character's girlfriend (Brooke Adams) has gotten married and had a child in the 5 years since his accident, and as much of the movie is spent exploring the sadness of this situation as it is spent on horror or the supernatural.
The film has a great cast, including the afore mentioned Walken and Adams, as well as Herbert Lom as the doctor taking care of Walken, Tom Skerritt as a local sheriff who wants to use Walken's powers to solve crimes and Martin Sheen as a politician who just might bring on the nuclear holocaust. That is, unless Walken can stop him.
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