Review of The Dark Tower (2017) by Jason T — 10 Aug 2017

Good movie....recommend reading the books before seeing the movie.

This review of The Dark Tower (2017) was written by Jason T on 10 Aug 2017.

The Dark Tower has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Bill H (348) on 24 Sep 2018

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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By William T (472) on 18 Aug 2018

Would be a better film if you haven't read the book…

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By Rendy Jones (321) for Rendy Reviews (320) on 28 Aug 2018

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 Abr (30) on 30 Nov 2018

Empty movie and just waste of time. Good idea ruined during the realisation. Elba was a bad choise for main character here…

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By David D (2,198) 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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By Kt Schaefer (70) for Substream Magazine (56) on 08 Nov 2018

The Dark Tower seeks to satisfy the fans of the books and appeal to newcomers with a self-contained story and in doing so it fails at both…

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By Erikthecritic (117) on 08 Oct 2018

Though it does boast some exciting action sequences, this sloppy Stephen King adaptation fails to capture your attention within its 90-minute runtime…

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By Maxpayneisgod (92) on 23 Aug 2020

With a source material as epic as The Dark Tower books this movie can be summed up in one word. Disappointing…

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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 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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