Review of The Dark Tower (2017) by Wil%20 G — 09 May 2018

Utter rubbish. It's like they just couldn't be bothered. Great source material, great actors, terrible film. Screenplay is a shocker. And the whole thing looks cheap, too.

This review of The Dark Tower (2017) was written by Wil%20 G on 09 May 2018.

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