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Stephen King novel turns quiet town around Jim Mehsling/DN “Needful Things” What would you be willing to do for one wish? That is the question posed by the movie “Needful Things,” the latest screen adaptation of a Stephen King novel. Castle Rock, Maine, is a quiet little town. The local sheriff (Ed Harris, “Glengarry Glen Ross”) has just proposed to the cafe owner Polly (Bonnie Bedel ia, from the “Die Hard” films), and in general te(Max *\^on’ Sydow) arrives and opens up an antique store called Needful Things. Of course, this isn’t just your run-of-the-mill antique store. Somehow, Gaunt can give his cus tomers the one thing each has al ways wanted — for a price. No, they don’t have to sign away their souls; they just have to {mil a “harmless prank,” such as throw ing mud and turkey crap all over someone’s laundry. Eventually, Gaunt gets every one in the town hating oik another, and the “harmless pranks" escalate with the use of high explosives and shotguns, and Gaunt is loving ev ery minute of it. Fraser Heston’s debut as a di rector is good, especially consider ing the string of successful King novels converted into flops for the big screen. He keeps the film roll ing along at a leisurely pace, with all the action and suspense in the right places, with a few touches of humor thrown in as well. Heston also knows what kind of scenes will bring a macabre smile from moviegoers, such as a couple of priests trying to beat the holy snot out of each other. The cast is excellent as well, with great performances from Amanda Plummer (“The Fisher King”) as the soft-spoken Nettie and J.T. Walsh (“Good Morning Vietnam”) as Keeton, a city coun cil member that falls heavily under the jnfluence of Gaunt’s spell. j| /ever, devilish Gaunt is deliciously mor bid, and the line ofpuns concerning Gaunt’s background — “I didn’t think another soul would fit in here” — doesn’t stop, but it isn’t over done. The music, however, is over done. Patrick Doyle threw in just a few too many “Ominous Angelic Choruses,” and at times it hurts the film’s effectiveness as a thriller. But the great suspense and good acting makes “Needful Things” worth the price. —Gerry Beltz Pick up your FREE SAMPLE on campus this Friday or around the stadium Saturday. EmfcUM MM! friends don't let friends DRIVE DRUNK. 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