MOVIE - DREAMCATCHER - Review Rating - $$$$$ $1/2 (OUT OF 10)
STARRING - Morgan Freeman (Col. A. Kurtz), Thomas Jane (Dr. Henry Devlin), Jason Lee (Beaver), Damian Lewis (Jonesy), Tom Sizemore (Capt. Underhill), Timothy Olyphant (Pete Moore), Donnie Wahlberg ("Duddits").
DIRECTOR - Lawrence Kasdan (French Kiss, The Big Chill, Mumford).
Based on the Stephen King book of the same name.
Five lifelong friends, with telepathic powers, save the earth from an alien invasion.
Several of King's books have been made into movies with mixed results. His more "conventional" books, such as The Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me, Misery and Green Mile made the transition to big screen successfully. King's horror/sci-fi novels, with the exception of The Shining, have not faired so well when transformed into movies. Dreamcatcher retains just enough of King's signature style to be a watchable movie.
Dreamcatcher starts to falter when it deals with the "unconventional" aspect of the story. While the special effects are of decent quality the aliens are a bit phony. The final alien scene, in particular, had low budget written all over it. This undermines Dreamcatcher's credibility. The military response to the alien invasion is also poorly conveyed. The military story line, meant to be a compelling, thought provoking moral dilemma, instead comes across like a bad G.I. Joe adventure.
Dreamcatcher is not the best adaptation of a Stephen King novel. If your not a fan of King's, or science fiction, you may not find this movie to your liking.
Running time: 138 minutes
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