This is not even close to as good as the David Lynch version which, as a fan of the books, I felt really brought Frank Herbert's world to life and at least made a noble effort to cover as much of the huge story arc as it could.
Plus Lynch's film was just beautifully alive, darkly vibrant and weird.
This version had its cinematic moments but as a whole felt flat and uninspired., and ultimately fell apart in the last half hour, which felt like a lackluster TV episode made while the head writer was on holiday.
Almost no effort was made to cover the story from the books- it barely covers an eighth of the ground of the first film. As a Frank Herbert fan I was confused at the disinterest the filmmakers apparently had in the story and what their objective was in remaking this film. I mean really, why would you remake a David Lynch movie if you have no interest in the story?
On the plus side, Oscar Isaac and Rebecca Ferguson delivered strong performances with the rest of the cast at least better than middling.
All in all, this would have made a great TV miniseries but really lacked the vision for the big screen, and in particular for a remake of such an iconic cult classic.
Plus Lynch's film was just beautifully alive, darkly vibrant and weird.
This version had its cinematic moments but as a whole felt flat and uninspired., and ultimately fell apart in the last half hour, which felt like a lackluster TV episode made while the head writer was on holiday.
Almost no effort was made to cover the story from the books- it barely covers an eighth of the ground of the first film. As a Frank Herbert fan I was confused at the disinterest the filmmakers apparently had in the story and what their objective was in remaking this film. I mean really, why would you remake a David Lynch movie if you have no interest in the story?
On the plus side, Oscar Isaac and Rebecca Ferguson delivered strong performances with the rest of the cast at least better than middling.
All in all, this would have made a great TV miniseries but really lacked the vision for the big screen, and in particular for a remake of such an iconic cult classic.