Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Watch 1922
The latest Stephen King adaptation to hitNetflix is an amazing thriller, and should be the next thing you watch on Netflix! WatchMojo presents the Top 5 Reasons 1922 Should be the next thing you add to your Netflix Queue! Watch to see what we put at number 1!
Watch on WatchMojo: http://www.WatchMojo.com
Have an idea for what our next video should be? Check out the suggest page here: http://www.WatchMojo.commy/suggest.php
#5: It’s A Horror Movie That Draws on Diverse Elements of the Genre
Taking place in the year 1922 (naturally), this 2017 film centers on Wilfred James, a Nebraskan farmer motivated to murder his wife. With a disturbing premise like this, there’s no denying that “1922” is a certified horror picture. What makes the film so intriguing, though, is that it touches upon numerous different facets of this genre. Covering everything from body horror to psychological horror, you’re bound to find something here that’ll crawl under your skin. Of course the film is perhaps best classified as Gothic heartland horror, complete with grotesque imagery and an eerie setting. The story takes place in Hemingford Home, the same fictional town depicted in Stephen King’s “The Stand.”
#4: Mike Patton Composed the Score
Top 10 Best Magic Mike Dance Scenes
Mike Patton made a name for himself in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s as the lead singer for the alternative metal group, Faith No More. Patton has also lent his musical gifts to several movies, including “Crank: High Voltage” and “The Place Beyond the Pines.” He composed the score for “1922” with an expanded version of the soundtrack expected to hit in 2018. While the film is full of quiet, atmospheric moments, Patton’s score brings an unnerving sense of paranoia and dread to several key scenes, establishing a genuinely hair-raising tone. One of Patton’s expressed career goals is to compose the music for a David Lynch project someday, which sounds like a match made in heaven based on his work here.
#3: Critical Reviews Have Been Very Positive
This movie is cleaning up on the critical front, which is not always a given for horror films in general. With an 87% positive score on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 70 on Metacritic, critics have praised the movie for its strong performances, subtle writing, and spine-chilling direction. The film has most notably earned acclaim for Thomas Jane’s chilling depiction of Wilf James as guilt gradually drives him into insanity. Eric Kohn of IndieWire perhaps summed up the movie best, describing it as “The Shining” meets Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Now there’s an unsettling combination.
#2: It’s the Third Story Adapted From Stephen King’s “Full Dark, No Stars”
“1922” is based on a Stephen King novella that was published in 2010’s “Full Dark, No Stars.” It isn’t the first story from this collection that’s been adapted for the screen. “Big Driver” inspired a 2014 Lifetime movie and “A Good Marriage” was released that same year. We’re still waiting for a “Fair Extension” adaption, but King described director Zak Hilditch’s take on “1922” as “super creepy”. 2017 has been a pretty good year for Stephen King adaptations overall, what with the box office success of “It” and the positive reception to “Gerald’s Game,” also on Netflix. Let’s just pretend “The Dark Tower” never happened…
#1: It’s Got A Great Cast
Top 10 Reasons to Watch Over the Moon
Since the story is fairly straightforward, a film like “1922” would likely fall flat without a capable ensemble of actors. Fortunately, the cast here is more than up to the task. We get universally effective work from Molly Parker as Wilfred’s unfortunate wife, Dylan Schmid as their conflicted son, and Neal McDonough as a fellow farmer. The film definitely belongs to Thomas Jane, who turns in a powerhouse performance as Wilfred James. Even without Wilf’s internal monologue, we can always tell what’s running through this character’s twisted head based on Jane’s facial expressions and body language. Between “The Mist” and now this film, Jane has officially redeemed himself after a certain other Stephen King adaption.
