WHEN two highly acclaimed Hollywood actors come together on a movie, you know it’s going to be good.
And The Dark Tower – based on the Stephen King novels of the same name – is no exception, with Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey joining the Golden Globe winner Idris Elba on the movie.
What is The Dark Tower about?
The Dark Tower is based on the Stephen King book series of the same name and sees Jake Chambers, an 11-year-old adventure seeker, discover clues about another dimension called Mid-World.
Upon following the mystery, he is spirited away to Mid-World where he encounters a Gunslinger called Roland Deschain.
Roland is on a quest to reach the “Dark Tower” which resides in End-World and reach the nexus point between time and space in the hope it will save all existence from extinction.
But with various monsters and an evil sorcerer named Walter Padick pursuing them, the unlikely duo find their quest difficult to complete.
The author has made it clear to fans of his books that the film is not a typical adaptation, and is more of a sequel to the book series.
When is The Dark Tower out in the UK?
The Dark Tower was released in the UK on August 18, after dropping in the US on August 4.
The film has had a long road to the big screen, having been in the works since 2007.
After switching studios, producers, writers and directors on a number of different occasions, the movie was finally green-lit by Sony Pictures Entertainment with MRC and directed by Nikolaj Arcel.
Who is in the cast with Idris Elba?
British actor Idris is joined by Matthew McConaughey in the movie.
While Idris plays Roland Deschain, “The Gunslinger”, Matthew plays the evil Walter Padick, otherwise known as “The Man in Black”.
The men are joined by Tom Taylor, who plays 11-year-old adventure seeker Jake Chambers.
What did the critics say about the film?
The Sun’s film critic Jamie East thought the acting was pretty good from all three main actors, but he found the plot “bewildering”.
Because seven fantasy novels have been brought together into one film there’s not a lot of explanation for the “arbitrary monsters, baddies, multiple universes and child-rockets”.
Jamie concludes: “King fans will hate this treacherous adaptation. While everyone else will just be mindnumbingly bored.”
We gave it 2 stars.