A boy's visions thrust him into an epic, brisk battle to save all realities from dark forces.
Pulpy and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+.
No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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