Review of The Dark Tower (2017) by Gabe S — 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 Gabe S on 07 Oct 2017.

The Dark Tower has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jared Mobarak (867) for BuffaloVibe (83) on 11 Oct 2018

I'll say flat-out that The Dark Tower is not the film fans of King's magnum opus deserve-it's merely the one this Hollywood can supply…

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By Peter W (1,106) on 11 Aug 2018

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

The Dark Tower has an interesting premise, but fans of Stephen King's book leave wondering where the story they know and love went, but people…

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for The Critical Movie Critics (78) on 07 Nov 2018

It is not often that one has reservations about a movie adaptation of an epic Stephen King novel series…

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By Zaki Hasan (247) for Fandor (18) on 31 Oct 2018

An immense disappointment for the legions of fans who made King's epic such a mainstay for so long. There's no future here. And that's dark…

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

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By Josh H (1,272) on 23 Nov 2018

My brother says this movie has a lot of missed opportunities with the backstories of some stuff, but I like that it makes us use our brains…

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