Spielberg Ruins a Great Story

Rating: 3/10 (6 January 2001)

Could have been great. Should have been great. Would have been great. Wasn't great. Spielberg ruins another movie with his predictable, politically-correct, "warm and fuzzy" style. Read the book, but don't see the movie unless you are only interested in great effects, which are certainly abundant in the film. In addition to (and more likely *due* to) Spielberg's bad direction, weak performances abound. The best thing I can think of to say about it is that it is not as bad as the sequel.