galvanizing new film, which had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday night, is 100-percent worthy to stand next to those science fiction and fantasy epics.
Believe it or not, at times it visually tops them.I heaved a sigh of relief early on. David Lynch’s infamous 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel was a spectacle in its time, but it was hard to watch then and it is impossible to watch now.
Give it a try some night if you’re having trouble sleeping. I worried this new version would fall into the same style-over-substance trap.But the storytelling from the get-go is crisp and assured.
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