After trying to modernize World War, Hg Well’s classic, the adaptation starring Ice Cube failed with negative unanimous criticism
StarringIce Cube(A HOUSE OF LEGN) and Eva Longoria (The last mission), the new War of the Worldspremiered straight on AmazonPrime video and was massacred by critics. With 0% approval in Rotten Tomatoes and note 3.1 in IMDBthe film was described as “unbearable”, “embarrassing” and “a great commercial disguised as fiction.”
Directed from C. Scott The film tries to update the classic the classic of HG Wells For modern times, using the “computer screen movie” format (all the action going through mobile and computer screens). Sites like VarietyandITC.UAThey criticized the shallow script, dull performances and the excessive propaganda of Amazon itself within the narrative.
The public reception was equally negative. In forums like the RedditUsers reported abandoning the film in the first few minutes. Many cited production as a strong candidate for the worst release of the year.
With less than 20 criticism at Rotten Tomatoes, the film enters the list of 0% approval films, alongside historical failures like Explosive double (2002). Meanwhile, the previous versions of the work follow as a reference: the 1953 classic has 89% approval, and the 2005 remake directed bySteven Spielberg76%.
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
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