Till now I did not like Drew Barrymore too much, but after this movie where, as a nine years old girl, she nails leading role, she definitely enters my list of favorite actresses. Drew plays daughter of parents who, in their youth, participated in a government experiment, gained some abilities and then got married and brought to world daughter, whose extreme pyrokinetic abilities are just waiting to be triggered. The movie reminds of "Carrie" a little bit, but while "Carrie" focuses on horror angle, "Firestarter" is more of an action drama. The secret government agency is trying to capture this family, they kill mother (Heather Locklear), so father (David Keith) and daughter live on the run, until agents find them, attack them and all hell breaks loose. The movie keeps a balance between the dramatic display of inner fight between a sweet little girl and a killing machine and well-directed action scenes with good effects. Legendary Tangerine Dream were in charge of music and their eccentric compositions give a weird note to movie atmosphere. Overall, this is one of the best King adaptations I saw so far. I saw all King movies done before this one and several done after and only "The Shining", "Christine" and "The Shawshank Redemption" are better.
8/10
8/10