War of the worlds

You know you're in trouble when the only bit of a film that feels real is not the CGI-infested parts but the moment when the hero very obviously steps out on to a sound stage. The characters were poorly drawn, their relationships fudged and the plot so episodic as to make little sense, huge chunks of the narrative being left out at once.

Two moments which did stand out for me: the plane crash taking place outside the cellar in which the heroes were hiding, seen only through the narrow windows and the sky raining with clothes shed from the bodies of the dead, I believe after the capsising of the ferry (though how they were not affected by a ray which caused their wearers to disintegrate is a mystery).

Two moments in a two-hour film isn't particularly impressive, all the more so when you consider how much flair Spielberg usually has at his fingertips.

On another note, it was a delight to re-see the trailer for Charlie and the chocolate factory and even I will admit King Kong looks seriously impressive.

(19th July 2005)

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