![]() Hancock takes us back to an era when smartphones were novel and not nearly as ubiquitous as they are today. Its mid-2000s setting also gives audiences much to consider. Shot in Connecticut in the fall and winter of 2021, the film is rich in lush portraits of a mossy, rocky and leaf-strewn New England, an immersive setting that pairs well with composer Javier Navarrete’s wintry and foreboding orchestral score. RELATED: ‘Barbarian’ review: One of the most surprising horror movies of the year Hancock’s film, however, mostly shies from the eerier aspects of King’s story, leaning instead into Craig’s emotional broadening and encounters with the perils of digital access. It’s a hokey premise, but the ghost in the machine has the potential to thrill. Soon, the messages and voicemails he leaves begin to receive enigmatic replies that, rather coincidentally, coincide with consequences for Craig’s enemies. Harrigan, while others touch on Craig’s other struggles, including a brutal encounter with a school bully. As he mourns, Craig begins sending late night texts and calls to the phone some express how much he misses Mr. WATCH FREE ON TUBI: Tim Curry’s nightmare-fuel performance in "Stephen King’s It" - get the appĪfter Harrigan’s death, the grieving Craig attends the funeral, slipping the dormant phone into his friend’s casket. ![]() (L-R) Jaeden Martell as Craig and Donald Sutherland as Mr. ![]()
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