Movie Review: "The Dark Tower: Plays Like A TV Series Pilot, But Idris Elba Delivers Like A Big Screen Superstar
THE DARK TOWER Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Jackie Earle Haley Based on the novels by Stephen King Screenplay by Akiva Goldsman &Jeff Pinkner and Anders Thomas Jensen & Nikolaj Arcel Directed by Nicolaj Arcel Out Of Four M atthew McConaughey set out across the desert, and Idris Elba followed. That, in a nutshell, is what the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower gets gloriously right. Idris Elba as Roland of Gilead (Image Courtesy Sony Pictures) In fact, one whole star of this review is for Elba. His Roland of Gilead is like Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in the first X-Men - he's instantly definitive in the role, and leaves the feeling that it's just going to get better as we see more - and whatever complaints you may have with the film, he kills with his heart. It's also important to note that any blame for the film...