PET SEMATARY - Better, Darker, Scarier !

Pet Sematary is a remake of the 1989 movie adaptation of a Stephen King novel written in 1983.
Now thirty years after, comes the second iteration. I've always been a fan of Stephen King, so I was looking forward to seeing this one.

Dr. Louis Creed relocated from the city to the county with his wife Rachel and their two kids. Soon after they discover a Pet Sematary in the woods near the family's new home. When their cat was found dead, an old neighbor, Jud Crandall suggested they bury it beyond the pet sematary, which started an irreparable damage that brought horrors upon the Creed family.

The Directors and Writers  made some changes to the characters and story, so as to update it and not tell the same thing. And I'm glad they did ! It still has the same major plot points, but they made the movie darker and scarier. 

Most of the cast gave solid performances - Jason  Clarke as the grieving father, Amy Seimetz as the wife who's got a back-story with her sister, and John Lithgow as the old neighbor of the Creed's. But the one who stood out was Jeté Laurence who played the 9 year-old Ellie. She was able to deliver all the qualities that her role required from her. I wouldn't go to details so as not to spoil it.

The first half of the movie seem slow for me, as there wasn't much happening. But the second half picks up really well, and there's no stopping from there. There were really intense moments and I found the ending quite disturbing. If you liked the first one, you will enjoy this one as well. 

Directed by : Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer. Written By: Jeff Buhler, Matt Greenberg. Rated R. From Paramount Pictures.