Review of The Dark Tower (2017) by Frank S — 17 Aug 2017

This was absolutely the worst movie I have ever seen.

This review of The Dark Tower (2017) was written by Frank S on 17 Aug 2017.

The Dark Tower has generally received mixed reviews.

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Going into this without having read or even heard of the book, I had high hopes that it would be pretty darn good, especially with Elba and…

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By Mae B (14) on 17 Sep 2018

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By Edward B (550) on 02 Nov 2018

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By William T (472) on 18 Aug 2018

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I must be missing something, but I thought it was a very good movie and did a good job of summing up Stephen King's books. Sorry, but I liked it…

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What was once a dark horror/sci-fi/western is now a generic and unoffensive Young Adult flick, palatable to nobody and focus group tested within…

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By Astor_ (22) on 31 Jul 2018

Based on the bestselling book series by highly acclaimed author Stephen King, The last Gunslinger, Roland(Idris Elba), has been locked in an…

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A terribly crafted film with disjointed editing, mediocre performances, and a lazily over familiar three act structure of every generic blockbuster…

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By Kent Garrison (58) for Mad About Movies Podcast (98) on 15 Nov 2018

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