Firestarter

For more than a decade, parents Andy and Vicky have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family's location, a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.

  • Released: 2022-05-12
  • Runtime: 94 minutes
  • Genre: Fantasy, Thrillers
  • Stars: Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben, John Beasley, Tina Jung, Hannan Younis, Gavin MacIver-Wright, Jeremy Ferdman, Jamillah Ross, Morrissa Nicole, Sheila Boyd, Darrin Maharaj, Danny Waugh, Lanette Ware, Hunter Smalley, Isaac Murray, Nicholas Vilord, Vas Saranga, Shane Marriott, Moses Nyarko, Claire Armstrong
  • Director: Keith Thomas
 Comments
  • bevanaaron - 6 April 2024
    Strangers Things meets X Men
    A couple with mutant superpowers try to survive and live a normal life whilst raising a young girl who has many dangerous abilities that she seems unaware of. From telekinesis, telepathy and fire, Charlie starts having problems in school which leads to a scientific army like facility aware of her whereabouts. Her father who is played by Zac Efron and her have to remain on the run while being headhunted and learning her powers along the way. I was quite surprised in truth to see the poor reviews on here, but I haven't read the novel, and didn't know what to expect which may have helped in my favour. Although supernatural and superpower aren't my preferred choice, I thought it was quite entertaining, and the young actress as Charlie played her role brilliantly.
  • cjonesas - 23 November 2023
    [5.6] Based on Stephen King's novel !
    An average movie and super subpar relating to the original Firestarter starring Drew Barrymore. It has nothing special to offer besides good determined acting by Ryan Kiera Armstrong and to some horizons the visual and special effects.

    It certainly does not deserve all the hate that reviewers surround it with. Keep your expectations low and you more than might enjoy it.

    • Screenplay/storyline/plots: 4.5
    • Development: 6.5
    • Realism: 5.5
    • Entertainment: 6.5
    • Acting: 6
    • Filming/photography/cinematography: 6.5
    • VFX: 7.5
    • Music/score/sound: 6
    • Depth: 6
    • Logic: 2
    • Flow: 5.5
    • Drama/horror/sci-fi: 5.5
    • Ending: 4.5.