Good,... if you've never read the book

Rating: 1/10 (5 July 2005)

To say that Steven Spielberg was setting out to make a classic movie, in my opinion he fell far short. Before the bad points i have to say that Tom Cruise did a rather good job in terms of acting and believable. He was extremely well suited for the role. Along with this, the CGI was superb and the special effects impressed me greatly. This is an area that i feel Spielberg's movies tend to stand on their own.
However the way in which the film was done felt rushed and was disappointing to myself, a fan of the book. I feel that certain aspects of the film where over drawn, and predictable, whilst others were rushed. This work in the end wasn't Spielbergs best, the way in which he has changed certain parts of the storyline seems to dishonour the actual work by HG Wells.