The film is set in modern times (2022) but it does recreate a lot of the situations and storylines from the novel. The story is about three young astronomers who discover a meteorite has crash landed near their home town and then a Tripod emerges from it and starts attacking the local population.
The military and the police fight back, as the trio must find a way to escape the area with their lives and they encounter perils at every step of their journey to freedom.
I don't know any of the cast members, except for a cameo from Vincent Regan as a deranged priest who has lost his faith.
The acting was alright for what they were given to work with, the special effects were not that bad, but the ending was all over very quickly as the film's runtime was only 1hr25 mins.
It's not a groundbreaking movie but it's more faithful to the original material than that series starring Gabriel Byrne with the same name from the other year.
I shall rate this flick a score of 6/10, more so for the story elements than the special effects.
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