I think every one of Charles Taylor’s criticisms of Dreamcatcher are misplaced. It’s a fine film that works in almost every regard, and my few quibbles aren’t worth mentioning outside of a larger review. It’s weird that Taylor’s primary complaint was a lack of humor — the audience I saw this with was frequently in stitches, myself included. It wasn’t the over-the-top wacky Sam Raimi type of humor, but it was funny much of the time. And even if it hadn’t been, I’ve always liked things that take absurd premises seriously, like Unbreakable.

The fact that this is one of Stephen King’s Derry stories means I’ll have to read the book.

And, by the way, the Animatrix kicks ass.