A mysterious proprietor named Leland Gaunt, the owner of a newly opened store called Needful Things, proves to be more than he appears when his seemingly innocent transactions with his clients begin to lead to deadly, Satanic mayhem.
Max von Sydow has some good lines, but he delivers them in an utter vacuum.
Juicy Cerebellum
April 01, 2003
I needed to get out of this thing long before the insipid finale.
Matinee Magazine
July 25, 2002
A fine adaptation of one of Stephen King's best novels, it almost manages to surpass the book solely on the strength of Von Sydow's glowering villainy.
Georgia Straight
July 06, 2010
By the end of the film, I couldn't have cared less if the town's entire population had been dragged down to Lucifer's fiery abode.
