To everyone who's trash talking his film, loosen your sphincters guys. In the tradition of The Neverending Story, this move is excellent. I haven't read the books, and never will, so I don't frankly care how different the movie is. Why should anyone?

My advice: Don't be a grown up when you watch this film, because it wasn't made for the "mid life crisis", "all grown up and got bills to pay" version of you.

It was made for the young you (or your kids), back when life was full of possibilities, and you craved youthful adventures of morality and fantasy. If that isn't how Stephen King's wrote the books, then to hell with them. This film is a goodhearted tale of a young boy's magical adventures and struggles, and Idris Elba is special treat to watch.

When you were young, did you enjoy The Neverending Story? The Dark Crystal? Flight Of The Navigator? The Adventures of Baron Munchausen? The Last Starfighter? Well I loved those films, and The Dark Tower brought me back to the same special place. Indeed, my 14 year old self is just absolutely delighted. My adult self is wise enough to know that this film was not made for me, no hard feelings!