To me, this movie is perfection.

Good concept, poorly executed.

Absolutely the worst movie.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

1922 is an admirable film adaptation of a Stephen King novella that makes substantial something that probably wasn't. Greed & murder are the ingredients in this seamy stew. Taking elements from disparate sources as Graveyard Shift & Dolores Claibourne, the story doesn't exactly tread new ground but it does stand as a solid genre piece letting the director get his foot in the door.

"1922" tells the story of a despicable man and how he dealt with his life after murdering his own wife with his son's help. Throughout the entire film, I never felt bad for Wilfred. Beginning to end, I hated him. With the story being told from his perspective, I saw how the character cared for no one except himself and his son. THIS WAS MY PROBLEM WITH THE MOVIE. The story was pretty good and, at times, scary, the message was there but the movie was told from the eyes of someone I hate. If it was not narrated and had been told as a horror-thriller-drama kind of movie, it could have been so much better. The one aspect of "1922" that I can praise, good story and scary scenes aside, are the performances of Thomas Jane, Dylan Schmid and Molly Parker. They were amazing.Overall, "1922" had major storytelling issues but it is an okay film.

This movie was way better than I expected it to be. It takes you back to simpler times where hard work was a way of life and money was tough to come by for the blue collared farmer. When Wilfred and his wife disagree on what's to be done with a hundred acre plot of land, they begin to drift apart and resent each other. Each had different visions of what was to be done with it. As Wilfred carries out his evil plan, everything he holds dear begins to slowly slip away, including his sanity. I thought this movie did a great job showing that the human mind is capable of conjuring up almost anything in order to get what one wants. Then, the consequences that follow. Thomas Jane did a fantastic job taking on the role of his character as well. A much different role than we are accustomed to seeing him in!

I really enjoyed this film. Kept my attention from the time it started.