Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 4, 2017
4.5
USER SCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 394 Ratings
USER RATING DISTRIBUTION
Positive:
110
Mixed:
136
Negative:
148
Watch Now
Stream On
Stream On
Buy on
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Expand
Review this movie
VOTE NOW
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Check box if your review contains spoilers 0 characters (5000 max)
4
CoKronakanJul 8, 2018
I honestly don't know how did Matthew and Idris Elba two amazingly great actors ended up performing for such a movie. The story is based on the books, which are quite good, but it just simply doesn't deliver and what was a good plot became aI honestly don't know how did Matthew and Idris Elba two amazingly great actors ended up performing for such a movie. The story is based on the books, which are quite good, but it just simply doesn't deliver and what was a good plot became a poor story. Acting is pretty good, but that's the only point where I can give it credit. Casual directing style and writing was just average. Visuals pretty messy. So on short this movie is a below average movie, and does nothing special and even messed up the things they could have done a lot better to make the movie better. Simply a waste of talent of the actors. Expand
0 of 0 users found this helpful00
All this user's reviews
7
teejeMar 12, 2018
The overall feel of this movie was like that of a teenage novel being transformed into a movie. Consequently viewers cannot grasp the full depth of the universe and the complexity of the characters. I believe that this film was negativelyThe overall feel of this movie was like that of a teenage novel being transformed into a movie. Consequently viewers cannot grasp the full depth of the universe and the complexity of the characters. I believe that this film was negatively received because casual movie-goers found it too hard to get into, whereas fans of the book series were disappointed that the film was 'Hollywoodized'. This was ultimately a good movie when viewed on its own. The acting was incredible, and the plot was, at minimum, intriguing. Expand
0 of 0 users found this helpful00
All this user's reviews
2
otdriverJul 30, 2018
Maybe I would have thought it was good if I hadn't read the entire 7 volume series first. There is just no way you can possibly do the story justice in one movie. I would liked to have seen a series of 5 to 7 movies. That might have done theMaybe I would have thought it was good if I hadn't read the entire 7 volume series first. There is just no way you can possibly do the story justice in one movie. I would liked to have seen a series of 5 to 7 movies. That might have done the story some justice. Expand
0 of 0 users found this helpful00
All this user's reviews
8
Polleke1970Sep 14, 2020
Looking at the many negative reviews I think we can conclude this movie has nothing to do with the books and this is turning off a lot of fans from this series. However out of frustration or disappointment then giving this movie a veryLooking at the many negative reviews I think we can conclude this movie has nothing to do with the books and this is turning off a lot of fans from this series. However out of frustration or disappointment then giving this movie a very negative review does not do it justice. When you can see this movie as a stand alone and look past the books this actually is a very entertaining movie. Idris Elba does a great job as Roland and Tom Taylor is doing potentially even better in my eyes. Overall I enjoyed this movie very much. Expand
0 of 0 users found this helpful00
All this user's reviews