As someone who hasn't read the Stephen King books that the movie is based on I have a different perspective than other reviewers. If you're comparing a movie to a book then it's pretty rare that you will not be disappointed but if you have nothing to compare it to then you look at it as a stand alone piece of work and this is not too bad. It's pretty much a good vs evil story. Mathew McCoughanhey is very evil and Idris Elba is very good. The story is good and the acting is excellent. Okay nobody will win an Oscar for this but on the other hand you don't start watching this and think what the hell am I wasting my time on this for. Not a bad movie as long as you haven't read the books apparently.

If you're unable to recite every line of every Stephen King novel and are able to just sit and enjoy a romp of an adventure then this is worth a watch

It has a smattering of subtlety scary scenes which give you a hint of evil and it's well paced

The relationship between The Gunslinger and Jake is really endearing and maybe that's what drew me to this moreso than the plot etc....

I really enjoyed it, in fact I've watched it a couple of times.