Review – The Time Machine (2002)

When I was a kid I had a record of this H.G. Wells classic. I listened to it over and over and over again. So it kinda goes without saying that I was impressed enough with the original tale that any movie version has some measuring up to do. What I’ll never understand is why film-makers insist on introducing all sorts of bizarre twists and other unwelcome extras. Just follow Wells’ story, for cryin’ out loud. But once again we’ve got more filler than substance in store for us. Some of the effects are kinda cool, but otherwise the story is inferior and the performances sub-par. It should tell you something that I went to see this a couple of weeks after it was released, and the only people in the place besides me were a couple of theater-hopping kids. See if desperate