After attacking the priest Donald Callahan (James Cromwell) in a homeless shelter and falling with him from the window of a high floor on the street, the successful writer Ben Mears (Rob Lowe) tells his motives to his nurse in the hospital. His story begins when he returns to his hometown Jerusalem's Lot to write a novel and defeat the ghosts of his traumatic childhood past in the Marsten Mansion. However, he realizes that evil lives in 'Salem's Lot, and the place is crowded of vampires. He fights against his fears and skepticism, and with the support of some local friends, they battle against the vampire leader Kurt Barlow (Rutger Hauer) to get rid off evil.
"'Salem's Lot" is a great vampire movie, one of the best I have recently seen. I have not read Stephen King's book, but the story is very well developed, in a suitable pace. The locations are much appropriated, the cast has good performances and although having three hours running time, the film keeps the interest until the very last scene. I liked the conclusion, with good beating evil and without redemption of any character. "'Salem's Lot" as an excellent surprise, and in my opinion the bad reviews are unfair. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "A Mansão Marsten" ("The Marsten Mansion")
"'Salem's Lot" is a great vampire movie, one of the best I have recently seen. I have not read Stephen King's book, but the story is very well developed, in a suitable pace. The locations are much appropriated, the cast has good performances and although having three hours running time, the film keeps the interest until the very last scene. I liked the conclusion, with good beating evil and without redemption of any character. "'Salem's Lot" as an excellent surprise, and in my opinion the bad reviews are unfair. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "A Mansão Marsten" ("The Marsten Mansion")