Review – Dreamcatcher

If you liked the novel, you’ll probably like the movie (aside from the fact that the ending’s a bit different). Funny, though, how dialogue that doesn’t distract in the book sounds really false when actors actually have to deliver it. Some of the plot devices that worked well in print failed to make the jump to the silver screen. That notwithstanding, this isn’t the worst alien attack movie I’ve ever seen (hey, there’s always Signs). Of course that’s at least in part because it “borrows” copiously from several more successful predecessors. Overall the acting and production values are at two-star level, so that’s the rating I’ll end up giving it. However, the picture came dangerously close to a lower rating because of genuinely excessive animal suffering (particularly the prolonged torment of a dog toward the end). Mildly amusing