Having previously been adapted thirty years ago with its own sequel, the 2019
Pet Sematary takes some different approaches to either the Stephen King novel or the 1989 version but still very faithful to its source material. Jason Clarke plays Louis Creed, a Boston doctor who moves his family to a small Maine town that harbors a dark secret. When his daughter is killed, Creed learns that there's an old cursed burial ground and uses it to bring her back to life, but using it has horrible consequences. There are many times where it feels certain scenes are way too slow and thus the pacing is very uneven. Even with weak pacing, there are certain moments that work really well at displaying very horrifying scenes that are hard to forget.
Pet Sematary 2019 really knows how to set a dark tone, with a perfect atmosphere even if some of the story has issues that are never addressed to well, such as why the Creed family is constantly haunted by images even when they're far from their home. The best thing that makes it a very memorable horror movie is the strong performances from not only Clarke, but the rest of the cast as well such as John Lithgow and great emphasis on Jete Laurence as Louis's daughter not only when she's alive but when brought back to life. Over all: 92%
2019 top list so far:
1. Shazam!
2. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
3. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
4. Us
5. Captain Marvel
6. Pet Sematary 2019
7. The Upside
8. Cold Pursuit
9. Glass
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