Firestarter: Critic Reviews

100%

MovieWeb: 0 reviews

41%

RottenTomatoes: 25 reviews

Vincent Canby New York Times (Top Critic)

Full Review » 9 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

50

Full Review » 8 years ago
Variety (Top Critic)

Full Review » 3 years ago
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed

75

While no means a masterpiece, it's a Stephen King film worthy of viewing once or twice...
Full Review » 1 year ago
Time Out

Full Review » 6 years ago
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com

75

A scene-stealing performance by a menacing George C. Scott and a terrific musical score by Tangerine Dream elevate this entertaining companion piece to 1978's The Fury.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Randy Shulman Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall

40

corny and overblown
Full Review » 7 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

40

Full Review » 7 years ago
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews

40

Full Review » 8 years ago
Michelle Alexandria Eclipse Magazine

60

Full Review » 8 years ago
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures

80

Stephen King didn't like it, but it really ain't that bad.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice

20

More interested in special effects than in dramatic flare.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

60

Full Review » 8 years ago
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette

40

Full Review » 8 years ago
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

60

It's not great. It mainstreams all the novel's subversiveness, but it's watchable.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum

20

Bad movie. Bad career move. Bad in all respects.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Nicolas Lacroix Showbizz.net

40

Full Review » 9 years ago
Widgett Walls Needcoffee.com

80

One of the better King book-to-film adaptations.
Full Review » 9 years ago
James Rocchi Netflix

60

Full Review » 10 years ago
Erik Childress eFilmCritic.com

80

Full Review » 10 years ago
Karina Montgomery Cinerina

40

"back off" indeed
Full Review » 10 years ago
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope

40

Weak horror flick with sick overtones of pedophilia.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com

50

A whole lot of explosions punctuate a whole lot of blather ... and it's one of the most woefully miscast adaptations I've ever seen!
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jeremiah Kipp ToxicUniverse.com

30

Full Review » 10 years ago