Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Rating: 1/10 (17 November 2005)

Yes well as summaries go, that wasn't overly helpful, I know. But let me expand a little. I've read the book, I've heard the Jeff Wayne musical, I've seen the exhibits in and around the H.G.Wells conference centre in Woking (there are several large sculptures as well). Adding Spielberg into the mix should make for good viewing, I thought. But, alas, no. The plot line from the book was largely ignored and replaced by explosions and SFX. And make no mistake, if you want a film with fantastic effects, this is the one. Or at least one of them. But the acting was average from all parties, Martin Freeman's conclusion did nothing to explain what happened (and I already knew, of course), and I left the cinema utterly disappointed. Shame on you, Spielberg.