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

Was a wonderful introduction to the series.

This review of The Dark Tower (2017) was written by George R on 13 Aug 2017.

The Dark Tower has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Molly Henery (136) for The Blogging Banshee (135) on 01 Nov 2018

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By Tyranian (764) on 06 Apr 2019

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By Mae B (14) 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 Rjmacready (22) on 20 Apr 2020

As someone who hasn't read the King books - and someone who gave up on Marvel movies several years ago - I have absolutely no idea why this…

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By Toby H (254) on 04 Aug 2018

Massive disappointment! The worst film I've seen Idris Elba in. Not engaging at all…

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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 Otdriver (1) on 29 Jul 2018

Maybe I would have thought it was good if I hadn't read the entire 7 volume series first…

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