A disservice o HG Wells

Rating: 4/10 (2 July 2005)

Top marks for special effects. But this is not a movie - once again a Spielberg fun house ride but you don't move - the people on the screen do. Though it keeps true to some of the elements of Well's story, it is just a "let's all runaway from the bad guys" plot. First half kind of entertaining, second half tiresome.
And has anyone else noticed that the designs of the aliens equipment look just like those depicted in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol 2"? A far more imaginative interpretation of Wells story.
Way too many inconsistencies for such a big budget picture. Too many to list and I don't want to be too much of a spoiler.
Rent it when it comes out on DVD, save yourself a lot of money and you can stop to use the bathroom as well.