Faithful to the book but with a new look and feel

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2019)

I enjoyed this entry into the HG Wells film library. The special effects are great (to this amateur anyway) and the acting and action more than adequate. Plus it stays near enough to the sci-fi genius of the author to satisfy the fans of the classic novel. I will say that I got a little tired of the son acting like such a teenager, but he and the Tom Cruise character both show some character growth by the end of the film.
I think there are a couple of scenes the movie could have done without, making it a tad shorter: the scene at the ferry crossing and then later in the cellar with Cruise, his daughter and the man who lived there. But it is what it is and overall I found it to be entertaining. Good science fiction movies can be hard to find.