DREAMCATCHER (2003)
Featuring: Morgan Freeman; Thomas Jane; Damian Lewis
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
A "dreamcatcher" is a device used by the indigenous peoples of North America to ward off bad dreams. Exactly how that fits into the story is not made very clear in the movie. For that you have to look at the trailer.
Four childhood friends who share extrasensory powers head off to their remote cabin in the woods for a boys only weekend. However, no sooner did they arrive there or things start to go horribly wrong. At the same time the military is on secret maneuvers to seek and destroy an alien base in the same area. And of course this goes awry as well. So it is up to our friends to jump in and save the world from total annihilation.
Like so many Stephen King stories this one has so many sub-plots, each with its own weird twists and turns that it becomes difficult to keep your head about it. Unfortunately this movie doesn't succeed in doing it and therefor become rather muddled and confusing towards the middle. However, the ending does tie some strings together. The special effects are great though. It might be worth watching it for the scary stuff alone if you are in the mood.
I rate it at 2 out of 5 stars.
Trailer link:
The four friends looking up at the title object
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