Review of The Dark Tower (2017) by Elena W — 07 Oct 2017

Nothing like the book! Terrible adaptation to a crazy Stephen king book!

This review of The Dark Tower (2017) was written by Elena W on 07 Oct 2017.

The Dark Tower has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Molly Henery (136) for The Blogging Banshee (135) on 01 Nov 2018

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By Astor_ (22) on 31 Jul 2018

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By Erikthecritic (117) on 08 Oct 2018

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By Tyranian (764) on 06 Apr 2019

Elba, Mconaughey and the kid are all excellent and some of the action is very entertaining, but the story and screenplay are average…

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By Edward B (550) on 02 Nov 2018

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By Liviu S (6) on 13 Jul 2018

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By Annie Banks (21) for Glue Magazine (13) on 26 Aug 2018

With a weak supporting cast, Sony has created a mediocre adaptation of a malleable story…

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By Kirk B (237) on 04 Jan 2019

Why does everyone hate this? It is an epic tale of the ultimate evil being taken on by the forces of good. I think everyone is excellent…

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By Nic M (97) on 05 Sep 2018

Nothing to draw you into the story which is horribly told and weakly acted. Poorly acted. Disgrace to the book and Stephen King…

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By Jota3C (1) on 15 Jul 2020

I'm not sure why all the hate on this movie on the reviews. For me, a King fan that don't read (yet) the dark tower books (shame…

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