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Dreamcatcher (2003)

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Reviews Counted:163

Fresh:48

Rotten:115

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: An incoherent and overly long creature feature.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence, gore, and language

Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Mar 21, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $33,623,361

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Stephen King, Lawrence Kasdan's DREAMCATCHER follows four friends who receive psychic powers as children when they aid and befriend a mentally retarded boy named Duddits. As... Based on the novel by Stephen King, Lawrence Kasdan's DREAMCATCHER follows four friends who receive psychic powers as children when they aid and befriend a mentally retarded boy named Duddits. As adults, Jonesy (Damian Lewis), Henry (Thomas Jane), Beaver (Jason Lee), and Pete (Timothy Olyphant), reunite every winter at a cabin deep in the Maine woods to hunt, drink, and celebrate the bond they share with Duddits (Donnie Wahlberg) and each other. However, this year their wilderness reunion is marred by disturbing incidents which begin with the discovery of a lost, sick hunter and a frozen figure in the middle of a remote road. As events escalate and horrific creatures emerge from unsightly spaces, heavily armed government operatives, led by the imposing Colonel Curtis (Morgan Freeman), arrive in the area, and soon the situation becomes an all-out battle for the fate of humanity. A crazy-quilt combination of horror, thriller, sci-fi, drama, and action genres, DREAMCATCHER features aspects of other King screen adaptations such as STAND BY ME, IT, and THE TOMMYKNOCKERS, along with films such as THE THING and SIGNS. Seemingly disparate elements that filter into this giddily strange story include creeping red mold, fatal bowel movements, deadly worms with needlelike teeth, an imaginary space called the "memory warehouse," a deranged military officer, and an ailing man obsessed with Scooby-Doo. Director/screenwriter Kasdan, along with veteran screenwriter William Goldman, revel in the absurdity of the tale, crafting an often chilling and sometimes funny film that delights in its own thoroughly entertaining outrageousness. [More]

Starring: Damian Lewis, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Timothy Olyphant

Starring: Damian Lewis, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Timothy Olyphant, Morgan Freeman, Tom Sizemore, Donnie Wahlberg

Director: Lawrence Kasdan

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Screenwriter: William Goldman, Lawrence Kasdan
Producer: Charles Okun, Lawrence Kasdan
Composer: James Newton Howard
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Nov 3, 2009

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10/18/08
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Call me crude -- I have to love a scene of suspense built around fallen toothpicks and a toilet monster.

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07/30/07
Rob Gonsalves
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12/06/05
Film Threat

Those looking for a stomach-turning alien film may be pleased, but those looking for a smarter psychological thriller will be sorely disappointed.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
06/20/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
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I challenge you to name a movie with a more convoluted or preposterous storyline.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

What begins as a pique to our collective curiosity quickly degenerates into what is essentially a shootout between the good guys and the monsters.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
09/20/04
Mark Collette
Mark Collette
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

We have a long wait as Dreamcatcher cycles through pay-per-view, cable, and special edition DVD, until at last, like other inept King vehicles, it sinks into obscurity.

Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS) | comment Comment
07/06/04
Jake Euker
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05/19/04
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
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01/18/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A mishmash of styles and genres, Dreamcatcher tries so hard to do so much that it ends up accomplishing very little.

Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | comment Comment
01/06/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Logic flies out the window, even given the fantastic elements, and the initially interesting characters are soon reduced to cardboard cutouts.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/04/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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11/11/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Judging from this movie Stephen King has been watching a lot of X-Files lately . . .

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11/06/03
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

This, a good movie? Oh sure! And aliens could fly out of my butt!

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11/05/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

...bogs down in psychological mumbo-jumbo, redundancy, imitation, and sheer vulgarity, with a multitude of flashbacks interrupting the flow of what little narrative is left.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
09/16/03
John J. Puccio
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