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

I left the Dark Tower series, entertained but longing for something else. It wasn’t a horrible film, it just felt like a “see once and done” film. The story felt rushed, the tone inconsistent and the film suffered from too many character arcs to really flesh anyone out. When you attempt to fit an entire book series into one movie, you set yourself up for the above mentioned issues. I felt the one saving grace was the performances of Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, which were both good.

In my opinion the film would have done better if it focused on just one of the books instead of trying to encompass the entire series. I do hear they are making it into a TV series which if done correctly should be able to better capture the thematic elements of the books.