Nothing really special (it's much too close to the original novel to live on its own, if you see what I mean.) Lester is an inconsistant director and this is not one of his best but it's worth checking out (mainly for the performances: Barrymore, David Keith, George C Scott, etc.
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This review of Firestarter (1984) was written by Brian F on 06 Nov 2006.
Firestarter has generally received mixed reviews.
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