I don't know what to think - I found this film which was obviously only made in order to score some cheap bucks on behalf of the big media storm concerning Steven Spielberg's version...it's interesting to see how Tom Cruise and C. Thomas Howell who worked together in "The Outsiders" where Howell played the lead the Cruise only a minor part, how they swappers careers and now it's opposite. The Cruise/Spielberg version has a huge budget, looks terrific but it in itself a giant plot hole.
This version - The one I refer to as the "fake" version starring C. Thomas Howell is a disaster of its own. Obviously it didn't even have a hundred part of the budget the Spielberg version did, but that still does not explain the incredibly unmotivated acting - it makes an otherwise decent actor like Howell look it's it's amateur night at the local theater.
I say, have respect for Wells' work - stay away completely. Nothing good can come of watching this.
Sorry to be so harsh, but honestly, the things producers spill out just for the sheer purpose of making a buck makes me sad..
3/10 - and that 3 is closer to a 2 than 3 to be honest..
This version - The one I refer to as the "fake" version starring C. Thomas Howell is a disaster of its own. Obviously it didn't even have a hundred part of the budget the Spielberg version did, but that still does not explain the incredibly unmotivated acting - it makes an otherwise decent actor like Howell look it's it's amateur night at the local theater.
I say, have respect for Wells' work - stay away completely. Nothing good can come of watching this.
Sorry to be so harsh, but honestly, the things producers spill out just for the sheer purpose of making a buck makes me sad..
3/10 - and that 3 is closer to a 2 than 3 to be honest..