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The War of the Worlds (TV Miniseries)

The War of the Worlds

2019

Craig Viveiros

Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Robert Carlyle, Rupert Graves ...

4.7

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TV Series. Sci-Fi. Drama TV Mini-Series (2018). 3 Episodes. Unlike Steven Spielberg’s movie adaptation, the series is true to the classic novel’s English setting and follows George (Spall) and his partner, Amy (Tomlinson), as they attempt to start a life together. Graves is Frederick, George’s elder brother, and Carlyle plays Ogilvy, an astronomer and scientist. The show follows them as they face the escalating terror of an alien invasion.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Rebecca Nicholson The Guardian	"It does put on a jolly good show (...) This 'War of the Worlds' is thoroughly and entirely respectful. It is also very respectable, which makes it a solid, reliable adaptation (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Cumming The Independent	"A lavish adaptation let down by its need to be socially relevant (...) This time alongside themes of divorce, women’s liberation and Edwardian politics. It doesn’t quite mesh (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Anita Singh Telegraph	"There is a reason why no one before now has adapted 'The War of the Worlds' for television. As small-scale spectacle, it doesn’t work (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Huw Fullerton Radio Times	"This is a solid and interesting adaptation by Harness that I’m looking forward to seeing more of as it unfolds (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Louisa Mellor Den of Geek	"[It] might be trying to take on too much at once (...) [There is] a nagging sense that there’s not quite enough story to tell."	NEG
United States	Rafael Motamayor SlashFilm	"If you’re here looking for big action set pieces, you’re looking in the wrong place, but there is still a lot to like and think about this war."	NEU
United Kingdom	David Opie Digital Spy	"While it's commendable of Harness to try and modernise the book's subtext in this way, it feels like he's trying to say too much at once without saying anything at all"	NEG

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