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A waste of 'Time' H.G. Wells' classic tale woefully lacks luster

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 20020308
Author:Roger Ebert

THE TIME MACHINE

*1/2

Alexander Guy Pearce

Uber-Morlock Jeremy Irons

Toren Yancey Arias

Emma Sienna Guillory

Mara Samantha Mumba

Vox Orlando Jones

Dr. Philby Mark Addy

DreamWorks presents a film directed by Simon Wells. Written by John Logan, based on the novel by H.G. Wells. Running time: 96 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of action violence). Opening today at local theaters.

'The Time Machine" is a witless recycling of the H.G. Wells story from 1895, with the absurdity intact but the wonderment missing. It makes use of computer-aided graphics to create a future race ...

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