Review of The Dark Tower (2017) by Joy Y — 02 Sep 2017

An appealing attempt at a movie. nothing works. it feels stilted and just super unbelievable characters!

This review of The Dark Tower (2017) was written by Joy Y on 02 Sep 2017.

The Dark Tower has generally received mixed reviews.

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