Orion Pictures | Release Date: April 23, 1993 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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The writer's desk intriguingly becomes a gladitorial arena for warring manifestations of the same personality in The Dark Half, George A. Romero's adaptation of Stephen King's 1989 bestseller, a classic Jekyll-and-Hyde story.
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The Dark Half is another retelling of the Jekyll and Hyde story, but King and Romero fail to work out the premise of the story. [23 Apr 1993, p.C3]
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The Seattle TimesJeff Shannon
The Dark Half retains its power, offering proof that King and Romero are a match made in horror heaven. Or is that hell? [23 Apr 1993, p.3]
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You'll see worse, but The Dark Half could have been darker. [23 Apr 1993, p.45]