Overview

• The film expands to U.K. cinemas on 22 August with a 111‑minute runtime and a 15 certificate.
• Reviews split between praise for “brazen sincerity” and criticism of a sterilised look, expository dialogue, and overproduced sentiment, with Little White Lies and the Independent notably negative and Empire positive.
• Adapted faithfully from King’s 2020 novella, the story unfolds in three reverse-chronological chapters.
• The opening chapter’s quiet end-times vignette features Chiwetel Ejiofor and Karen Gillan reflecting on a world winding down.
• A widely noted middle section spotlights Tom Hiddleston in an exuberant dance sparked by busker Taylor Gordon, also known as The Pocket Queen.