The Time Machine ( 2002 )

A poor retelling of the original novel and book

Starring Guy Pearce



Based on the book by H G Wells


Screenplay by David Duncan and John Logan




                                   Directed by Simon Wells







I was quite excited to catch up with this movie as I am a big fan of the original novel and the original film, but I was less than impressed.



I felt deflated watching this. Fair play to them that they have tried to create something different rather than just copying the original movie but it has lost all of the magic and charm completely. The original Time machine kept you glued to the screen, it captured your imagination, this didn't sadly.

There's plenty of action and thrills but that didn't make up for the loss of the awe and wonder. And Samantha Mumba? Really? That's just poor casting. She couldn't act her way out of a packet of crisps.

6/10