Review of The Dark Tower (2017) by Mad M — 25 Oct 2017

Decent sci-fi flick, definitely worth a watch.

This review of The Dark Tower (2017) was written by Mad M on 25 Oct 2017.

The Dark Tower has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Emil W (83) 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 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 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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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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So much security was courted to ignite the long-dormant project, but it couldn't even prevent the tower - at least its big-screen version -…

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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

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 Tyranian (764) on 06 Apr 2019

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 Coregamer1408 (144) on 07 Oct 2018

I know this IP has previous history, but all I really know is this movie adaptation…

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