From Stephen King, Rose Red is about a group of psychics who are asked to come to the ever expanding mansion Rose Red by parapsychologist Dr. Joyce Reardon to see if they can "awaken" the house. Stephen King is one of my favourite authors and I am hardly ever disappointed with his books, the same can not be said for the tv adaptions. When the film makers actually spend money and get decent actors and locations, his words shine through, eg The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption and The Shining, the only adaption that captures the book perfectly is Dreamcatcher and unfortunately Rose Red, as usual, falls way below the money, time and effort line. The psychics die one by one, and to be honest, by the end of the film you are a bit disappointed that they weren't all wiped out! If you have nothing to do on a rainy sunday afternoon you could give Rose Red a go but you may spend the entire 4 hours thinking of other things you could be doing because this mini series never really grabs your attention, however the idea of Rose Red is such a fascinating one, such a good one, that some of you may ignore the mediocre acting and get past the length of it to actually enjoy this adaption, it's like Marmite - you'll either love it or you'll hate it!
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