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The Dark Tower

Play trailer 1:31 Poster for The Dark Tower PG-13 Released Aug 4, 2017 1h 35m Fantasy Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), the last Gunslinger, is locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim (Matthew McConaughey), also known as the Man in Black. The Gunslinger must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower, the key that holds the universe together. With the fate of worlds at stake, two men collide in the ultimate battle between good and evil.
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Go then, there are other Stephen King adaptations than these.

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Tal Rosenberg Chicago Reader Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) directed, and I'm not sure why. Mar 26, 2020 Full Review Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Metro Newspaper (UK) Not so much a stinker of a movie as a bafflingly incomplete one, The Dark Tower has presumably been inflicted with so many cuts it's like watching a 95-minute trailer. Rated: 2/5 Oct 11, 2017 Full Review Nick Pinkerton Sight & Sound No one involved in The Dark Tower seems to have given a damn about what they turned out, so why should anybody else? Sep 4, 2017 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson The Dark Tower becomes the antonyms of all of the other terms: short, rote, vague, lethargic, and limited. Rated: 1/5 Apr 7, 2024 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Elba is good with what little he’s given, and you could say he is a reminder of the potential this film had. Rated: 2/5 Aug 20, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review It seems as though the filmmakers shy away from everything that made King's series distinct, memorable, and weird. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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James K Pew pew pew pew. Let's get our .50 cal pistol and wreck newbie demons. Pew, pew. My 12 year old self rejoiced at this movie, the rest of me not so much. Bizzare, abrupt ending that leaves a major plot hole. The movie is entertaining if a easy target for the YouTube shows that tear apart B Movies Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/26/24 Full Review Gwardion A Summary - No soul, barely coherent, shallow, a waste of an epic book series. Decent acting and good effects. Forgettable soundtrack. I read the books. This is a loose framework of the Dark Tower universe that Steven King made with maybe 1 or 2 chapters out of several books of what happens in the story done in the movie, the rest is a creative exercise by inferior writers to bridge the work of Steven King in a 90 minute screenplay. The acting and casting wasn't too bad, but there is no way a good Dark Tower adaptation can be done without at least 3 120 minute movies. This feels like an attempt to keep a hold of a license to make King movies by pumping out something that covers the bases. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Mason D I haven’t read the entire series, but overall the film seemed to express a summarized version of the books. For a film running about 1hr 35min, I felt it was executed well. Great effects for 2017, the final Matrix-style scene between Roland and Walter was pretty cool. 4/5 would be 5/5 if it was a bit longer and more immersive. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Isaac M I could not even get through the first 30 minutes without being so bored. Only reason why this is not a 0 out of ten is because of Mathew mcaunahay and Idris elba because at least they tried from what I saw Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Rex M The good news is, if you have never read The Dark Tower series, there are no spoilers in this adaptation. The bad news, if you have read the Dark Tower, it will get awkward. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Robert T Other than having characters with the same names and a few plot lines that match the series of books, this was a huge miss. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), the last Gunslinger, is locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim (Matthew McConaughey), also known as the Man in Black. The Gunslinger must prevent the Man in Black from toppling the Dark Tower, the key that holds the universe together. With the fate of worlds at stake, two men collide in the ultimate battle between good and evil.
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Producer
Akiva Goldsman, Erica Huggins, Brian Grazer, Stephen King, Ron Howard
Screenwriter
Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, Anders Thomas Jensen, Nikolaj Arcel
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Weed Road Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Sequences of Gun Violence|Action|Thematic Material)
Genre
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 4, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.7M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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