As good as this story is, and it really is, it would have been better if it didn't take until the very last hour out of 4 to learn what Linoge wants, hence the 6 star rating. It really needed to be 2 parts or even a single 2 hour movie. It drags and drags and drags until things finally get anywhere. It actually reminds me of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" especially in the last hour. The cast is OK and good at making you hate the characters you're supposed to hate and sympathize with others suffering under an inept arrogant politician and the burden of secrets kept. In spite of its slow pacing, it's still a good story about keeping secrets in an isolated small town and their consequences.
Review of Storm of the Century
