This is just a horrible remake with no real personality of its own. It doesn't inspire any empathy towards any of its two dimensional characters. Rainbird's revised role in this remake, which seemed like a good idea, falls flat with bad acting from someone who is normally a good actor. I can only blame this all on the writing and directing, both of which were prone to meandering and losing focus of the story. The special effects, which should have been off the charts, were, in my opinion, inferior to the 1980's version. An awful build up to the climatic scenes, which again fell flat.
Review of Firestarter
