Average Rating: 4.7/10
Reviews Counted: 166
Fresh: 50 | Rotten: 116
An incoherent and overly long creature feature.
Average Rating: 4.4/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 24
An incoherent and overly long creature feature.
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Average Rating: 2.8/5
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Four men are changed forever by an act of mercy -- changes which have a profound impact many years later -- in this blend of horror and science fiction based on a novel by Stephen King. Jonesy (Damian Lewis), Henry (Thomas Jane), Pete (Timothy Olyphant), and Beaver (Jason Lee) were four friends who, as schoolboys, rescued a boy with Down's Syndrome, Duddits (Donnie Wahlberg), from a savage beating at the hands of bullies. Their experience with Duddits left the boys profoundly changed, as they
R, 2 hr. 14 min.
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Mar 21, 2003 Wide
Jun 1, 2004
$33.6M
Warner Bros.
All Critics (183) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (120) | DVD (28)
King is dreamily free-associating, which doesn't mean he's plumbing his unconscious in search of new nightmare archetypes; it means he's recycling bits of old horror and sci-fi flicks and even setups from his own novels.
Stupid, sophomoric and moronically silly, it leaves you with the feeling that you might welcome shock treatment just to get your brain back.
... not since Death to Smoochy have so many talented people made such a mess of things.
If hopeless literalist Kasdan could have decided on a tone ... this could have been a gynophobe's Independence Day.
A bumpy thrill ride.
Easily one of the most absurdly over-plotted and incoherently condensed horror movies of recent times.
This Stephen King is way too scary for kids.
Call me crude -- I have to love a scene of suspense built around fallen toothpicks and a toilet monster.
Those looking for a stomach-turning alien film may be pleased, but those looking for a smarter psychological thriller will be sorely disappointed.
I challenge you to name a movie with a more convoluted or preposterous storyline.
What begins as a pique to our collective curiosity quickly degenerates into what is essentially a shootout between the good guys and the monsters.
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.
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Gary 'Jonesy' Jones: I'm filing that in the "Who Gives A Shit" section of my Memory Warehouse. "Evil Slips Through"For me, Dreamcatcher is one of the worst film experiences I have ever had. This movie is disappointing and as close to unwatchable as I have seen. That quote above from one of the characters fits my final
September 9, 2011
Super Reviewer
Sometimes it looked awesome, sometimes it looked crap. That's what it was. 50-50. You may or may not like it. I thought it was okay. I disliked when they killed two of them.
February 15, 2010
Super Reviewer
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