Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The Stand (1994)


ABC
Directed by Mick Garris
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, CBS/Paramount)

Survivors of a plague have dreams which call them either to the "good" side led by an old black woman in Nebraska or the "bad" side led by a dude in boots and a jean jacket in Las Vegas. After a long cross-country trek, the good people found a new town in Boulder, Colorado, where they elect leaders and send spies to Vegas. Meanwhile, the bad guy is having difficulty controlling his rambunctious followers. A rather obvious allegory of good versus evil, with a particularly awful, literal ending, but at 6-hours this miniseries has plenty of room for characterizations from a well-chosen ensemble cast.

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