A Wasted Opportunity

Rating: 3/10 (7 October 2006)

Great, a film remake of one of my favourite books. I was quite looking forward to see what Steven Spielberg would make of H G Wells' famous tale.
As the final credits began to roll, I was filled with an overwhelming relief. Not, I hasten to add, because of an end to the tension but because the sheer tedious banality of the screenplay was finally over.
Technically the film was brilliant. The sound, special effects, lighting were all up to Spielberg at his best.
The actors also acted their parts with panache. However due to the dialogue they were required to utter and the emotions they were forced to portray, I quickly wished aliens had selected them as the first victims.
What is it about Hollywood screenwriters - particularly the ones that mangle the majority of "Blockbusters"? It is obvious they wouldn't recognise a cliché if it bit them on the ***. Please, please can someone convince them to try to make their characters two-dimensional at least.
Well the film only cost £3 in a second-hand DVD shop so I can't really complain. I suppose I better just empty my sick-bag and settle myself down to the next offering