gavin6942 The construction of a skyscraper is being haunted by a ghost.There are two reasons to watch this movie: Michael Moriarty and Kevin McCarthy. If there is a third reason, I must not have noticed it. And sadly, McCarthy's role is relatively minor... he should be carrying the picture, but he just was not given the honor.Moriarty is a gifted actor, whether or not that is evident here. He can play very goofy, oddball roles (as he has done repeatedly for Larry Cohen) or he can win awards and star alongside some of the greatest names in Hollywood (as he did in "Pale Rider"). This is somewhere in the middle -- not an amazing performance, but not goofy, either (despite the supernatural and horror elements that could easily have asked for horror).

VanillaLimeCoke So I saw this on NetFlix and was looking for a nice scary horror thriller. Hopefully one that wasn't gory and laced with strong profanity, just one that was scary.Watching this seemed like a very under rated film and was somewhat enjoyable. It was no 1408 or the Shining but it seemed to be only a few steps behind that.The main premise is that this lady has designed this tall office building. She's the architect. But strange deaths start occurring. The place is obviously haunted. But by what? One detective eventually sees the supposed ghost and tries doing some research. He soon realizes that he has psychic powers better than some shrink (or her patient through a psychic exercise of guessing colors and numbers) he hires to investigate the building.The film moves a bit slow but the suspense is quite interesting as the psychiatrist tries to communicate to the unrest-ed spirit to try and set things right. One main interesting thing is how they keep showing the inside of the elevator shaft as the elevator is going up/down.But the ending is disappointing and not pretty as more people die and not even clear to why the lady killed her ex-husband nor even why his spirit kills all those other people instead of just getting back at the wife. It's not the ending I wanted nor even expected.This film sort of reminded a bit of that 'Tower' movie I reviewed back in the summer, only this time instead of the security system going berserk its a ghost.

Vomitron_G During the first 10 minutes or so, I thought this was going to be a movie about Jenny Agutter stroking her hair. Boy, does she stroke her hair a lot during those first ten minutes. But no, Ms. Agutter plays a successful architect who designed a skyscraper. Unfortunately, the building is haunted. So we have a supernatural horror-thriller that's far from horrific or thrilling. The only death scene worth mentioning, happens at the beginning of the movie: a window cleaner falls down 29 floors and crushes a pedestrian to death. What we get afterwards, is a messy script turned into a clumsily put together movie. The inimitable Michael Moriarty plays a clairvoyant detective who's trying to unravel the mystery. There's really not much going on in this movie. Some people die in freak accidents and Ms. Agutter seems to be the centre of things. In the end we find out why - pretty easy to guess - during a ridiculous ghostly climax. "Dark Tower" had some potential, but the film is just too uneventful and the plot too lazy. I imagine if you're a fan of Moriarty or Agutter, you might give this one a watch. And even then you might be disappointed, as both their performances are quite underwhelming. I also expected more from people like Freddie Francis (director, "The Creeping Flesh", 1973 & "The Doctor And The Devils", 1985) and Kevin Wiederhorn (writer/director, "Shock Waves", 1977 & "Return Of The Living Dead Part 2", 1988). Bizar that their combined efforts didn't turn "Dark Tower" into a better movie.

Lee Eisenberg Typical story of a building containing an evil spirit. In this case, the edifice in question is a Barcelona skyscraper representing a foreign bank. There are a few grisly deaths and slowly but surely we learn the history.I've often known Barcelona as probably the second most significant city in Spain behind Madrid: obviously it has Gaudi's designs, is the center of Catalan culture, and was the main Loyalist stronghold in the Spanish Civil War. So why is it merely the setting of a horror flick about a haunted office building? Well, whatever the deal is, I don't recommend this one (but it's not terrible). Starring Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Theodore Bikel, Carol Lynley, Kevin McCarthy and Anne Lockhart.