The last Gunslinger: Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim, also known as the Man in Black, and determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower that holds the universe together. With the fate of the world at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle, as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.
Okay, so it&#39;s not as bad as people have made it out to be. It&#39;s not particularly good – the reactions of its intended audience i.e. Stephen King fans will definitely range between collective shrieks to outright foaming-at-the-mouth rage. But as someone who saw countless book shelves straining under the weight of The Dark Tower tomes and said, &quot;No thank you,&quot; I&#39;m going to give it the softest of soft passes.<br/><br/>I know, I know, call it a case of ugly duckling syndrome. If someone walked up to me on the street and said, &quot;No this movie is trash,&quot; I probably wouldn&#39;t argue. But there&#39;s no denying that at its lowest level, The Dark Tower is an average looking pastiche of fantasy adventure clichés, incongruous sci-fi minutia and circle jerking Stephen King iconography thrown in for good measure. That, plus Matthew McConaughey playing a black-clad wizard named Walter, what&#39;s not to love? Part of the problem may stem from the perception of Stephen King himself. When his movie adaptations are good, they&#39;re really good and when they&#39;re bad they&#39;re laughably bad. The Dark Tower is neither, balancing its modest goals, maximizing the rare moments of &quot;coolness&quot; and almost endearingly hiding its more embarrassing bits by hacking the movie to s**t.<br/><br/>Walter (giggle), is a self-described black wizard who tries and fails on a near constant basis to topple the Dark Tower sitting at the center of the universe. Without it; creepy ghoulies and otherworldly monsters threaten to invade the universe and engulf all its living souls in a millennia of fire, brimstone and other such gobbly-gook. The only ones standing in his way are Roland Deschain (Elba), the last of the Gunslingers and Jake (Taylor), a New York tween with untapped psychic abilities.<br/><br/>Right off the bat, the film fights its internally bizarre setup with the soulless story-beats of a below average blockbuster; the type that takes itself way too seriously. The eerie midnight walks through forests and chase scenes through sci-fi frontier villages, conjures memories of this year&#39;s The Mummy (2017) in its level of flavorlessness. Then there are the visuals, which much like the disjointed narrative are function only. They work when they need to such as during the pistol slinging money-shots but otherwise the art direction looks like something out of Stargate: Atlantis (2004-2009).<br/><br/>In case it wasn&#39;t obvious, Matthew McConaughey is sorely miscast as our villain. His every move and utterance comes across less like the words and mannerisms of a nefarious demon but more of a hissing sidekick to the big baddie. His attempts to be anything but, fall hilariously flat such as when he orders unquestioning servants around or when he torments the Gunslinger with mindless dribble.<br/><br/>Idris Elba manages to do much better in making the Gunslinger, likable, vulnerable, resourceful and occasionally fun. That said; because he&#39;s relegated to being a sidekick to a Bastian-like siphon in the form of Tom Taylor, Elba is never given much of a chance to really explore the character. He&#39;s basically used throughout the movie as an all-purpose tool. Every time something dire happens, the Gunslinger is there. Need food, the Gunslinger can cook it. Need to resolve your deep-seeded daddy issues in seventy minutes flat? Get yourself the Gunslinger 5000.<br/><br/>With all that said, The Dark Tower isn&#39;t strictly speaking a chore to sit through. When the plot inevitably brings our heroes back to New York City, the film lightens its tone a little to resemble the best aspects of Last Action Hero (1993). The action, while clumsy, does speed through at a decent clip and the exposition never feels so forced as to be cumbersome. Additionally director Nikolaj Arcel does seem to have a desire to explore Stephen King&#39;s sprawling mythology even if the movie&#39;s obvious lack of studio support stops him from turning in anything other than a cheap, empty husk of a movie.<br/><br/>As far as quality, The Dark Tower is somewhere in-between Cat&#39;s Eye (1985) and Children of the Corn III (1995) as far as Stephen King adaptations go. It&#39;s definitely not good enough to be among his best but it&#39;s not so laughably bad as to warrant its own drinking game (looking at you Sleepwalkers). Sadly I have no words of comfort for true blue King fans lest to say that if you think The Dark Tower is a disappointment you probably shouldn&#39;t watch Dreamcatcher (2001). I&#39;ve seen the bottom of the barrel folks, this one ain&#39;t all that.
Read these reviews carefully. Note the objections people give to the film. I see the negative reviews are predominately people who expected a direct adaptation of the books, whereas this is more a continuation of the story. This is the next time Roland journeys to the tower, not the same journey we all read about and love.<br/><br/>Also note the five star reviews are King fan boys who would give five stars to any Stephen King movie just to see more of them made, and because in their eyes, Stephen King can do no wrong. Neither of these groups help here.<br/><br/>I sit somewhere in between. I&#39;ve read the series many times, more than is probably healthy. I know these stories inside and out. And I loved the movie. It has it&#39;s flaws, as every movie does, but it is faithful to the spirit of the books. It was very clear from all the hype and communications we got from Stephen King and others leading up to this release, that this movie would not follow the books exactly, so I did not enter the theater with false expectations. That is key. When you go to see this movie, expect it to follow its own path. Remember, their are other worlds than these.<br/><br/>I was worried about how Idris Elba would work as Roland. Let me tell you, he owns that role. He became the gunslinger. His performance was spot on.<br/><br/>And Matthew Mcconaughey absolutely nailed the Man in Black role. He is so evil, it permeated from the screen. Some of the dialogue was terrible, but that is the writers fault, and he delivered what he was given beautifully.<br/><br/>Tom Taylor was the unknown. He did a decent job. He is no Haley Joel Osment or Jacob Tremblay, but he is a capable young actor who plays Jake Chambers well enough.<br/><br/>My biggest complaint about the movie is it&#39;s run time. It felt rushed, and certain things needed explained better. So much of the imagery was only meaningful if you&#39;ve read all of the books. But having said all that, it was a good movie. It held my attention the entire time, and I literally got goose bumps several times through the film. The fish out of water humor with Roland in our world&#39;s New York was amazing, and I cannot wait to watch this again.<br/><br/>Go watch the movie with an open mind. Don&#39;t expect it to be the same as the books, but expect it to be in the spirit of the books. You will be entertained.
It’s rare that a film so convoluted also manages to be so determinedly boring.
The Dark Tower is based on the seven novels that collectively make up the The Dark Tower series, written by Stephen King. The first is called The Gunslinger, followed by The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard and Glass, Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah, and The Dark Tower. Stephen King recently announced an eighth book, The Wind in the Keyhole, to be set between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla. There is also a short story involving Roland entitled &quot;The Little Sisters of Eluria.&quot;
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