USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting)

The Dark Half

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

The Dark Half -- Half-baked psychological thriller in which an established author decides to stop writing sleazy but lucrative crime novels under a psuedonym, then finds himself implicated in a series of brutal murders that seem incredibly the work of his literary alias. Director George Romero works hard at creating a suitably eerie atmosphere and keeps the violent shocks largely off-screen but fails to make much sense out of Stephen King's novel involving a malignant twin brother with supernatural powers. Some graphic violence, much menace and occasional rough language and references. (A-III) (R) 1993

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.