Dolan's Cadillac

Stephen King - is the best.

I love Stephen King novels and short-stories, and I love the movies people make from them. Having read this story a number of years ago in one of his short-story collections, I was excited to find out someone had made a movie of it. Especially since it was one of his short-stories that always stayed with me. The methodical planning and execution of a man seeking revenge for the death of his wife, and especially in the way King wrote it, was something not easily forgotten. It was definitely one of my favorite stories from that collection.Anyway, I didn’t even think twice to pick this up. And I’ve got to say they didn’t do a bad job. A lot of movies, although not all by any means, are pretty cheesy. But I’ve always enjoyed them nonetheless. This movie seemed more like a regular movie though, for there is really no out-of-this-world phenomena that takes place in the story/movie. Everything is pretty much grounded in reality. It is simply a story of revenge using methods and tools available to anyone.The acting was pretty good, and it was a pleasure to see Mr. Slater getting some work again. I hadn’t seen him in a while. It’s hard to imagine anyone doing a good job of taking the short-story of Dolan’s Cadillac and turning it into a full-length movie, but they pulled it off.I’d recommend this to any King fan, and fan of movies made from his books, or anyone who likes a really good story of revenge.

I didn't know this movie existed until a couple of weeks ago. I absolutely loved the original Stephen King short story. The movie took many liberties with the story, which is understandable considering the media transition. I'm moving this up to five stars from four. I was originally disappointed with some of the directors liberties changing the story, but I've decided to look at this as a "Re-imagining" instead of Dolan's Cadillac the short story.The acting was great, we don't see enough Christian Slater these days, the cast a whole did well. It's pretty obvious throughout the whole movie it didn't have a huge budget, but the director made up for the lack of budget with quality work and an artistic approach, and it worked very well. This is part of my five star decision, it's obvious they made a good movie with few resources. The bonus material on the disk confirms many of the actors were on board not for the money, but because they liked the story and the project as a whole. That in and of itself helps to make a movie good.If you like movies that get into a characters head, like About Schmidt, if you like movies of vengeance or movies of technical accomplishment like the Goonies this might appeal to you for one reason or another. If you're just a standard low-brow blockbuster, slasher flick, and dance off movie fan or a "just like the book" purist you probably won't like this one.

Being an avid reader of Stephen King's books, I'm always a little weary of how his stories are adapted to the screen. I bought this movie on blu-ray, not knowing if it would be any good and was very surprised at what an excellent job director Jeff Beesley did with this story.Starring Christian Slater and Wes Bentley (American Beauty , Ghost Rider), the movie was very well adapted. Robinson (Bentley) seeks revenge on Jimmy Dolan (Slater) who murders Robinson's wife (Emmanuelle Vaugier) after she inadvertently witnesses one of Dolan's crimes. Unable to deal with his wife's death, Robinson plots his revenge against Vegas crime boss Dolan and carries it out with a unique twist.Bentley gives an outstanding performance as the heartbroken widower and Slater's crazed performance as the deranged mobster are the heart of the movie. Slater's performance is reminiscent of his role in "Heathers" from the 1980's.Well directed, it is a surprisingly fine adaption of Mr. King's work. I only hope that more of the masters work will be adapted for the big screen soon. Would love to see Bag Of Bones, Rose Madder & Duma Key on the screen one day.So, grab a soda and a bucket of popcorn and take a ride in Dolan's Cadillac!

Once again...Stephen King is the master of suspense, horror and revenge...right up there with Quentin Tarantino. "Dolan's Cadillac" is a hidden gem. I ask people if they saw it and they tell me they never heard of it. Now you have. Just like "Big Driver", this one will have you on the edge of your seat until the very end. I love the revenge mode in this film. Again, it's another soul searching tale of "What would you do, if this happened to you?" I don't give away plots or story lines. You need to see this if you're a Stephen King fan. And Christian Slater is superb in this thriller. All 5 stars. I'd give it more if I could.

I'm a big fan of Stephen King so I collect all his books and movies

I loved the short story from Stephen King, so expected more of the movie. The story went into great detail about the planning and physical work that "Robinson" went to for revenge, the movie didn't detail that as deeply, which was a disappointment to me. It was also kind of a shock to see Christian Slater as "Dolan". I've never seen him in a role as the major bad-dude. Oh, and the language was pretty bad. I'm certainly not a prude, but the language was a little much and not really necessary.

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