Review of The Dark Tower (2017) by Shawn R — 14 Jun 2018

Just another bad adaptation to a King novel.

This review of The Dark Tower (2017) was written by Shawn R on 14 Jun 2018.

The Dark Tower has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 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 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 Nguyen Le (136) for InSession Film (54) on 09 Oct 2018

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 Louis J (40) on 17 Sep 2018

I am not a fan of Stephen King but right from the beginning I saw it was a twist of Tolkien storytelling…

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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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By Josh H (1,272) 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 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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Why does everyone hate this? It is an epic tale of the ultimate evil being taken on by the forces of good. I think everyone is excellent…

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By Liviu S (6) on 13 Jul 2018

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