Synopsis
Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.
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Cast
- Morgan FreemanCol. Abraham Curtis
- Thomas JaneDr. Henry Devlin
- Jason LeeJoe 'Beaver' Clarenden
- Damian LewisGary 'Jonesy' Jones
- Timothy OlyphantPete Moore
- Tom SizemoreLt. Owen Underhill
- Donnie WahlbergDouglas 'Duddits' Cavell
- Mikey HolekampYoung Henry
- Reece ThompsonYoung Beaver
- Giacomo BaessatoYoung Jonesy
Recommendations
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Washington Post
All in all -- well, there is no all in all. There are just parts. Some fit, some don't. Some are cool, some aren't. It's the craziest thing you ever saw. - 40
Film Threat
A really illogical and silly movie. - 40
Film Threat
Much of Dreamcatcher just doesn’t make sense. - 38
ReelViews
Isn't worth the time, money, or effort. For Stephen King aficionados, it's just the latest cinematic nightmare. - 30
Variety
Overlong and unwieldy grab-bag of vintage monster-movie elements starts intriguingly as a snowbound deep-woods chiller, but gradually dissolves into a mess of other-worldly invasion and military counter-offensive. - 20
The A.V. Club
Perhaps due to the talent of everyone involved, Dreamcatcher moves with an oddly exhilarating awfulness that sets it apart from more run-of-the-mill horror films, which lack the imagination and budget to be so thoroughly misconceived. - 20
Chicago Reader
For most of the running time I was mainly confused, as well as mildly nauseated by the gross-out details of a tale that tends to be more slimy than scary. - 20
Village Voice
If hopeless literalist Kasdan could have decided on a tone this could have been a gynophobe's "Independence Day."
