Spielberg ./. Wells

Rating: 6/10 (10 August 2005)

I had hoped for the worst. I had hoped for a catastrophe on the screen and I'm not referring to the marsians trying to smash the US. But this isn't that bad after all.
Spielberg of course has had all the money in the world to get any effect he wants. And he seems to have used much of that money. But the computers really do a nice job here and so is also Tom Cruise. His love affairs during the last months doesn't prevent him from having capacity as an actor. Even in a film like this.
Spielberg probably doesn't beat Orwell's radio version from the late 30s, but the two hours run fast.