![]() ![]() Get ready for Halloween: The 10 best scary movies ever, and how to watch them Harrigan (Donald Sutherland) - the richest man in Maine - hears Craig read at church and then hires him to read aloud to him, Craig jumps at the chance. Craig’s mom died and his dad is hollowed out by the loss. Craig (played first by Colin O’Brien and then Jaeden Martell as he ages) is a boy in a small Maine town in 2003, living with his dad (Joe Tippett). The film stays fairly faithful to the source material. The film is based on a story in Stephen King's 'If It Bleeds' collection Written for the screen and directed by John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side”), it’s based on a short story in King’s collection “If It Bleeds.” It’s both the story of an unusual relationship and a cautionary tale about the role that cell phones play in our lives, with some supernatural horror thrown in for good measure. Harrigan's Phone,” the latest, is neither, landing instead somewhere on the high side of good. ![]() ![]() They range from the transcendent (“The Shining,” which King famously hates) to trash (any number of them, but “The Dark Tower” and “Cell” are good examples). The track record for film adaptations of Stephen King’s work is infamously spotty. ![]() View Gallery: Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell star in 'Mr. ![]()
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