The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower 

Rating 4 out of 10

First trailer I saw for this movie looked pretty good.  Idris Elba is definitely a star on the rise and Matthew McConaughey is usually good too.  Story looks interesting although the trailer doesn't really give much of it.  Smart move.  Then I realize this is a movie based on a Stephen King novel. While King may be a good writer (I personally haven't cared for many of his books) he does not have a very good track record when it comes to movies made from those books.  Unfortunately this movie falls into the bad category.

I saw the movie and I'm not completely sure what it was about.  Somewhere in a different world these alien things are stealing kids and putting them in something that looks like a ride at Six Flags then shoots them across the sky crashing into a big tower.  McConaughey plays a devil type of guy called the Man in Black that oversees the not so fun kids ride.  In this world there were gunslingers fighting for good.  Sadly there is only one left called Roland (Elba).  On our Earth there is a ten year old boy with some special powers (never really explained) that helps Roland save not only the planet but the universe.

The boy is badly miscast and McConaughey looks puffy, shiny and strange.  There are a few cool fight scenes that could easily fit in a two minute trailer.  Don't even bother renting this one folks.  I was not entertained.