an absolute waste of a classic sci-fi

Rating: 2/10 (17 July 2005)

It's disturbing that the amount of money spent in making this film could do no better than this. I will agree that the special effects were beyond that which you may see in any other movie.... but at what cost!? The plot and dialog in this movie completely destroy the masterpiece of H.G. Wells. All I really took away from this movie was a headache from watching people run around screaming. I was quite happy to see Cruise fail this one after making himself look like such a pompous fool in recent events, but it was sad to see Dakota Fanning be placed in a role that did so little for the credibility of such a talented actress. Watching this movie was truly a waste of my time. I would recommend the original movie any day before this. Even better than both would be to go to the library, read the book and save $10 admission.