The Dark Tower

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Dani G What a piece of.... Maybe the worst is McConaughey's character Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/08/25 Full Review Hughe J The Dark Tower movie was released in theatres in 2017 and stars Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Taylor. The movie is loosely based on Stephen King's Dark Tower series of books with Elba playing Roland the gunslinger, McConaughey playing the Man in Black, and Taylor playing Jake. Basic summary is that Jake dreams of the Dark Tower, the Man in Black wants to capture Jake, and Roland wants to save Jake and defeat the Man in Black. The main problem with the movie is that it tries to cram way too much into less than a two hour run time and everything feels rushed. There's no character development, no arcs, the SFX is bad, the action scenes are worse, and the actors have nothing to work with. This would have made a far better tv series to allow the world of the Dark Tower to be properly fleshed out. As a fan of King's work I did enjoy some of the Easter Eggs scattered throughout the movie, but other than that this was pretty bad. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Alex P A movie made to entertain without complicating the plot from the books. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Nathan W Hot Garbage. While I am a big fan of the source material, I never judge a movie on how it relates to it. Movies hardly ever measure up. This is a disjointed, jumbled, mess that is hard to watch and understand. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Paul S I'm surprised they were able to fit as much into the movie as they did when the movie is only a little over 90 minutes long. It doesn't have the most sound plot, and the story felt a little incomplete. Overall, it had great visuals and was really enjoyable to watch. Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey absolutely shine in this movie. I definitely recommend it for sci-fi and fantasy fans! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Theo B I've read the entire dark tower series (9 books!) about 5 times. It's a magestic, soaring, heartbreaking and exhilarating journey that Stephen King takes you on. This travesty of an approximation hardly deserves a review because it is such a poor representation of the books. Both the main actors are such amazing artists in their own right, it makes me think they didn't know what a pile of stinking dung this was as a script. But the books aside, standing alone as a single movie, the plot is disjointed, the characters flat, and the ark contrived. Please, rather than watch this horrifying attempt, go read the books... You'll find a rich and rewarding world with characters that jump of the page and into your heart. You'll love every minute of it! Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/18/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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