Drew Barrymore IS the firestarter! George C. Scott IS overacting! An interesting concept, undone by cheap special effects and a silly script (based on one of King's lesser early novels).
This review of Firestarter (1984) was written by Jonathan Y on 10 May 2007.
Firestarter has generally received mixed reviews.
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