Review of Dreamcatcher (2003) by Megan G — 26 Feb 2009

Effed up. Of course, it was written by Stephen King.

This review of Dreamcatcher (2003) was written by Megan G on 26 Feb 2009.

Dreamcatcher has generally received mixed reviews.

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I always enjoy the character development of Kings films. Aside from the camp ginger man, the story, dialogue and acting was pretty good…

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