

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.
Critics Sentiment
Andy pushes Charlie to burn down DSI starting with himself
Charlie spares Rainbird and they walk off together
The film drops significantly from Andy's emotional sacrifice to the widely criticized franchise-setup ending with Charlie and Rainbird.
Firestarter starts with modest promise in its premise and special effects but quickly becomes bogged down by poor pacing and weak character development. The film briefly recovers during its emotional climax before ending on a particularly sour note that reviewers found unsatisfying and transparently commercial. Overall, critics found it a boring, unnecessary remake that failed to justify its existence.
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Ryan Kiera Armstrong
Charlie McGee

Zac Efron
Andy McGee

Sydney Lemmon
Vicky Tomlinson-McGee

Kurtwood Smith
Dr. Joseph Wanless

Michael Greyeyes
John Rainbird

Gloria Reuben
Captain Jane Hollister

John Beasley
Irv Manders

Tina Jung
Ms. Gardner

Hannan Younis
Darla Gurney

Gavin MacIver-Wright
Gavin

Jeremy Ferdman
Eyes Man

Jamillah Ross
Officer Pierce
Morrissa Nicole
Young Nurse
Sheila Boyd
Esmerelda 'Essi' Manders

Darrin Maharaj
News Reporter

Danny Waugh
Sheriff Perry

Lanette Ware
Principal Lewis
Hunter Smalley
First Kid

Isaac Murray
Second Kid
Nicholas Vilord
Third Kid
Crew
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