Review of The Dark Tower (2017) by Grayson H — 13 Aug 2017

Unless you are an insentient critic without a clue of consciousness this is a great film.

This review of The Dark Tower (2017) was written by Grayson H on 13 Aug 2017.

The Dark Tower has generally received mixed reviews.

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

I didn't think it was possible to make a Stephen King story seem unimaginative until now…

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By Late R (405) on 11 Aug 2018

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 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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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 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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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 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 Caleb E (62) on 07 Jan 2019

The movie had the potential to be truly great, but it just seems like everything was rushed…

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