Matthew McConaughey’s 7-year-old Western sci-fi film is now streaming on Netflix, and it’s the perfect time

Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba’s 2017 sci-fi Western adaptation of a Stephen King novel is now streaming on Netflix, which is a great sign for the future of the franchise. Some of Matthew McConaughey’s best films are the ones that pit him against type. For example, in 2013, no one expected much from McConaughey in terms of dramatic performance Dallas Buyers’ Club earned him an Oscar and the following year Interstellar became one of his most popular roles. While not every experiment has been a success for McConaughey, they all bring something exciting to the table.

Now McConaughey’s first film in which he played a villain is streaming on Netflix: The Dark Tower. Not only did it give McConaughey the chance to be the villain, it also gave him his only opportunity to date to work with Idris Elba. McConaughey and Elba working together was one of the best things ever The Dark Tower in 2017, but now the film has an even more exciting aspect: its future. Thanks to the news of acclaimed horror writer and director Mike Flanagan, there’s never been a better time to watch The Dark Tower.

The Dark Tower movie is now streaming on Netflix ahead of its remake by Mike Flanagan

The Dark Tower’s debut on Netflix could add to the hype surrounding Flanagan’s TV show

Now the only film together by Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba, 2017 The Dark Toweris streaming on Netflix. In The Dark TowerMcConaughey plays Walter Padick, an evil wizard who wants to destroy the universe, and Elba plays Roland Deschain, a gunslinger who has the power to stop him. The Dark Tower is based on a book series of the same name by Stephen King, and the legendary horror author has repeatedly referred to the series as his magnum opus. The timing for its release on Netflix couldn’t be better, with Mike Flanagan adapting one Dark Tower TV series whose development is already making progress.

Why the reviews of the film “The Dark Tower” are so negative

The Dark Tower film alienated book fans and traded its distinctive story for a generic dystopia

Although he boasts of the combined star power of McConaughey and Elba, The Dark Tower was an absolute idiot. The film scored just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed just $113 million at the global box office against a budget of $60 million (via Box Office Mojo), making it a 100% after marketing and distribution costs financial bomb. Reviews for The Dark Tower They all tell roughly the same story: the film failed to live up to the epic story Stephen King wrote, and it also failed on its own terms. One of the few things that critics universally praised The Dark Tower because was Idris Elba’s performance as Roland.

Book fans were disappointed by the heavily abridged story, which tried to fit in seven (and a half if you count). The wind through the keyhole) novels into a 90-minute action film. It’s important to note that such a decision cut three of the series’ most important characters and completely ignored entire books. Film fans were disappointed The Dark TowerThe overworked cuts, the desolate locations, the weak dialogues and the good-versus-evil narrative that seems confusing and simplistic at the same time make it stand out. In short, the film adaptation of The Dark Tower forgot his father’s face, a phrase that works on multiple levels.

Mike Flanagan’s The Dark Tower Show has a major advantage over the 2017 film

Flanagan is a proven master of Stephen King adaptations, and following The Dark Tower books will greatly improve the film

Although the film adaptation of The Dark Tower Although the game left a lot to be desired, the future of the franchise looks much brighter now that Mike Flanagan is involved. By far the biggest advantage of the show is the fact that Flanagan has already said The Dark Tower will faithfully adapt King’s books. That means The Dark Tower may contain characters omitted from the film as well as important plot points from the novels. Instead of the arbitrary plot of the film adaptation, Flanagan’s show should better fit the pace and earth-shattering characteristics of the novels King wrote.

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Mike Flanagan also has an outstanding track record when it comes to adapting Stephen King books. He did Gerald’s game And Doctor Sleepboth of which were critically acclaimed, and he’s ready to create one Carrie additionally display The Dark Tower. With Flanagan at the helm, The Dark Tower You may still have a chance to show viewers why readers love the series so much. This hopeful outlook, along with the film adaptation’s potential surge in popularity The Dark Tower A move to Netflix could easily lead to success, could be a recipe for success, and could be enough to swing Ka in Flanagan’s favor.

Idris Elba, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim and Matthew McConaughey star in The Dark Tower, a western sci-fi film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Released in 2017, The Dark Tower is about a young boy with visions of an apocalyptic future in which a powerful man called The Man in Black wreaks havoc on the universe. The film is based on the book series by Stephen King.

director

Nikolay Arcel

Release date

August 4, 2017

writer

Anders Thomas Jensen, Jeff Pinkner, Nikolaj Arcel, Akiva Goldsman

Duration

95 minutes

Franchise(s)

The Dark Tower

budget

66 million

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