Another story not told

Rating: 3/10 (8 July 2005)

How disappointing! What a beautiful movie wasted. Why is Spielberg bothering to base his movies on novel if he can't tell the story? None of the storyline is told during the movie. It is like telling the story of someone accidentally being there during the Independence Day invasion and not telling anything about the actual invasion.
Why does Spielberg think that we need to hear a little scream in order to understand that the characters are scared?
It makes me think on how he missed the story in Jurassic Park in the same manner. This is a repeating theme for this director.
I hope somebody will tell this story with that kind of magnificence one day.
Jean-Michel