When the directors act under a pseudonym then you know the movie had problems. I don't know what the problems were but they are obvious as you view the production. Wooden acting, wooden props and wooden script don't help. What's good is the always splendid Jenny Agutter as an architect who has stolen her late husband's architectural ideas and plans and thus caused their project of high rise flats to give birth to some paranormal incidents. People start to die under mysterious circumstances at the flats. Michael Moriarty comes in to try to unravel the mystery and pulls in Theodore Bikel and Kevin Mccarthy to help. The direction and special effects are so weak though that the actors must have had a sense of dread at getting involved with such a turkey. It's not the actor's fault as they struggle to give worthwhile performances in a very cheap looking movie. Carole Lynley, an actress I always liked, is completely wasted in a non-part, an assistant to Agutter in her office. The two best performances are down to Jenny and Theodore Bikel who at least try their best. The horror effects are schoolboy standard and completely amateur so tension is absent throughout. A non horrific horror film best consigned to the video basket at the charity shop.
Review of Dark Tower
