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Stephen King wasn't exactly in peak form when he wrote Firestarter, so this 1984 movie
adaptation was at a disadvantage even before the cameras rolled. There were so many King
movies being made at the time that this one's weaknesses became even more apparent. In her
first film role after her memorable appearance in E.T., Drew Barrymore stars as a little
girl whose parents acquired strange mental powers after participating in a secret
government experiment. From this genetic background she has developed the mysterious
ability to set anything on fire at will, especially when she's angry. That makes her very
interesting to government officials seeking to exploit her skill as a secret weapon. Her
father seeks to protect her by using his powers of mind-control, and George C. Scott plays
an Indian who believes the girl must be destroyed. There's a routine climax involving a
lot of impressive pyrotechnics, but none of this is grounded in a dramatically solid
foundation, and none of the characters are developed enough for us to care about them. So
the movie gradually turns into a laughable thriller with no suspense whatsoever. It's a
movie only a pyromaniac could love. Buy The Movie
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