Review of Firestarter (1984) by Devon B — 14 Feb 2009
Drew Barrymore stars as a little girl who can create fires with her mind. Her dad (David Keith) volunteered for some drug experiments back before she was born. In fact, it was during these experiments (which gave him psychic powers to "push" people's minds into doing what he wants them to do) he met and fell in love with her mother, played by Heather Locklear.
The government agency known as "The Shop" (they're the ones who gave them their psychic powers) one day decide for unknown reasons to kill the mother, and this sets the father and daughter on the lam.
George C. Scott plays an assassin of Native American(?) descent, who manipulates the young firestarter into trusting him. It's his goal, you see, to kill her and take her power into the afterlife with him when he dies, but he must look her in the eyes to do this.
David Keith is a suitable Kurt Russel stand-in, and Art Carney's appearance in this film is pretty welcome too. But Barrymore is just a tad too precocious. Still, for a Stephen King film, it could be worse (Maximum Overdrive, anyone?).
This review of Firestarter (1984) was written by Devon B on 14 Feb 2009.
Firestarter has generally received mixed reviews.
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