Amazon Prime adaptation of War of the Worlds is panned

• The latest adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
• Starring Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, and Clark Gregg, the film is presented as a 'screenlife' thriller, with action unfolding on a computer screen.
• Film critics have widely panned the adaptation, branding it 'silly', 'shoddy', and 'disastrous'.
• Reviewers criticised the film for its blurry visuals, unconvincing action, and perceived function as a long commercial for Amazon Prime.
• Critics also highlighted Ice Cube's ill-fitting performance and the film's failure to capture the epic nature of an alien invasion story.

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Critics slam Ice Cube’s ‘disastrous’ and ‘shoddy’ new War of the Worlds adaptation