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Otway93 (567 KP) rated The Little Drummer Girl in TV
Oct 25, 2019 (Updated Oct 25, 2019)
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Ok, but not the most thrilling.
As a huge fan of John le Carré, and have enjoyed many other film/TV adaptations of his work, I couldn't wait for this one!
Unfortunately, on screen it felt particularly dull. Series like The Night Manager, and even the early TV adaptations featuring Sir Alec Guinness, this series failed to capture the mix of excitement and suspense the book provides.
Unfortunately, on screen it felt particularly dull. Series like The Night Manager, and even the early TV adaptations featuring Sir Alec Guinness, this series failed to capture the mix of excitement and suspense the book provides.
Sarah (7798 KP) rated The Dark Tower (2017) in Movies
Aug 20, 2017
Stephen King let them make this?
I'll start off by saying I knew I was going to hate this film. From the moment I heard of the casting and then saw the first trailer. I get the justification for them making this film completely different (i.e. Horn of Eld - but was that even in the film?!), but for me it just doesn't work.
The book series is a fantasy masterpiece, but they appear to have made a standalone Dark Tower film pulled together with a vague mishmash of characters and ideas from the entire book series. It just doesn't work, especially not in a paltry 90 minutes. This is just far too different from the books - the characters are undeveloped, their motives are unclear. You almost have to have read the books to get an understanding of the characters as it just doesn't come across in this. Casting for me was poor too. McConaughey and Elba are fantastic actors but it doesn't show in this, they're let down by a poor script and a poor plot.
My only hope for this film is that it prompts those who haven't read the books to pick them up and realise how awesome they are.
The book series is a fantasy masterpiece, but they appear to have made a standalone Dark Tower film pulled together with a vague mishmash of characters and ideas from the entire book series. It just doesn't work, especially not in a paltry 90 minutes. This is just far too different from the books - the characters are undeveloped, their motives are unclear. You almost have to have read the books to get an understanding of the characters as it just doesn't come across in this. Casting for me was poor too. McConaughey and Elba are fantastic actors but it doesn't show in this, they're let down by a poor script and a poor plot.
My only hope for this film is that it prompts those who haven't read the books to pick them up and realise how awesome they are.
Dean (6921 KP) rated Silent Hill (2006) in Movies
Sep 30, 2017
Movie Critics (823 KP) rated Everything, Everything (2017) in Movies
May 30, 2017
As YA adaptations go, this isn’t quite The Notebook, but its core demographic of teen girls will likely be more than satisfied.
Critic- Marc Savlov
Original Score: 3.5 out of 5
Read Review: https://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/film/2017-05-19/everything-everything/
Original Score: 3.5 out of 5
Read Review: https://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/film/2017-05-19/everything-everything/
Erika (17788 KP) rated Star Wars: Lost Stars, Vol. 1 (Manga) in Books
Oct 17, 2020
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Mel H (9 KP) rated Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in Movies
May 6, 2019
Liberty Boston (93 KP) rated The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince (Villains #2) in Books
Mar 15, 2021
I am seriously in love with these books. They AREN'T supposed to be word for word movie adaptations of the movies .those already exist in various forms mind you. These are special, delightful dark takes on Disney, not unlike the Twisted Tales I only wish they would number the spines.