Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

zkonedog Adapting a Stephen King novel to the screen has proved to be a dicey proposition for writers/directors in the past. Either the film is a huge hit (like "Shawshank Redemption" or "Green Mile"), or it turns into a B-movie that doesn't nearly live up to the billing. In the case of "Bag of Bones", director Mick Garris does a remarkable job of translating the page to the screen.For a basic plot summary, "Bag of Bones" sees writer Mike Noonan (Pierce Brosnan) struggling with severe writers block after the death of his wife Jo (Annabeth Gish). To try and break out of his funk, Mike heads to his summer retreat home on Dark Score lake, where Jo had frequented often. While there, Mike meets Mattie Devore (Melissa George) and her daughter Kyra (Caitlin Carmichael), who draw him into a haunting (literally!) mystery surrounding town baron Max Devore (William Schallert) & the unexplained death of 1930s jazz songstress Sara Tidwell (Anika Noni Rose).What makes "Bag of Bones" really work is the fact that it doesn't stray too much from the original King subject matter. It had been awhile since I read the novel, so I can't nit-pick all that much, but the film seemed to do a good job of sticking to the script, so to speak, and not deviate from King's wonderfully compelling (and spooky) tale.The acting, for the most part, is also quite fine. Brosnan is very capable as the lead, while only a couple of the key auxiliary roles are sub-par. Special credit needs to be given to little Ms. Carmichael, who really gives the show its emotional kick throughout.About the only thing this film doesn't translate well from the book are the "villain" characters (you'll know who they are after you watch). In the book, I seem to remember much more character development about them, which was excised from this adaptation likely due to time. It shows a bit in the end, when the overall story gets a bit one-sided, but this is a relative nit to pick.Overall, "Bag of Bones" is a solid show that should satisfy readers of the King novel (or anyone else who happens to stumble upon it). It may not be an all-time classic, but as far as King- related film projects go, it is up near the top.

leonblackwood Review: I found this mini series to be pretty boring and I lost interest after the first part. It doesn't really piece together until the last 15 minutes and then it all seems a bit rushed. Pierce Brosnan puts in a good performance but its just the slow pace of the whole thing that made my mind switch off. All the way through the series he is in and out of the dream world, which I found pretty annoying. There isn't much of a cast so you just end up watching Brosnan going around trying to piece his dreams together. For a 2 part series that is nearly 2 hours long, it really needed to get going after the first part. Disappointing!Round-Up: Since Pierce Brosnan has stopped being Bond, he only seems to do movies that he finds challenging and I'm sure that this role looked good on paper, but I just couldn't get into it. I'm not the biggest Stephen King fan so I wasn't expecting that much. Because of the rushed ending, I did get a bit confused with what was going on, so I can't really comment on the series as a whole. I think that it would have made a better movie than a series because there was a lot of unnecessary material which could have easily been cut.Budget: $15million Worldwide Gross: N/AI recommend this movie to people who like there paranormal dramas based around a town with a dark history. 2/10

Claudio Carvalho The bestseller writer Mike Noonan (Pierce Brosnan) is autographing his new release in a bookstore and his beloved wife, the painter Jo Noonan (Annabeth Gish), goes to a store on the other side of the street to buy a pregnant test. When she is crossing the street back to the bookstore, a bus run over her and she does not survive. Mike grieves the loss of his wife and decides to go to the house by the Dark Score Lake, in Maine, that he had inherited from his grandfather and Jo had spent a long time repairing it. Mike starts to drink and suspects that Jo might have betrayed him since his sperm counting indicates that he is sterile. In the isolated house, Mike has nightmares and believes that Jo is trying to contact him. He also has daydreams and ghostly visions with the jazz singer Sara Tidwell (Anika Noni Rose) in a local fair in 1939. Mike stumbles in the town with Mattie (Melissa George) and her daughter Kyra Devore (Caitlin Carmichael) and he discovers that the powerful and mean Max Devore (William Schallert) is disputing the custody of his granddaughter Kyra with Mattie. Further he discovers that there is a curse in Dark Score Lake due a despicable action of Max in 1939. Mike decides to help Mattie against Max and to investigate further the mysterious curse."Bag of Bones" is a dark tale of evilness and curse in a town in Maine. The supernatural story is very well constructed along 157 minutes running time and is a combination of drama, thriller and horror. I did not read the novel by Stephen King but I liked this TV mini-series. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Saco de Ossos" ("Bag of Bones")

rachel allen I watched this in its movie version, having not read the book but love the horror genre, and it just doesn't work. Lots of plot holes, too many characters, its just all a bit too confused. I should have known from the beginning. When Mike's wife goes to get lunch (and buy a pregnancy test, of course) he's doing a book signing and hears sirens. He then gets up, walks past the queue (none of them seem to mind) and outside to his wife, whom he just 'knew' was there. While she is taking her last breaths, the ambulance crew is in the background with a stretcher. No attempts to resusitate or ascertain the extent of her injuries, they just watch. Hence the 'oh dear' from which I didn't feel the film redeemed itself.