have not read the original book or see the early film and and indeed know nothing about the storyline of either of those or the current film and i come to this film with an open mind . it really difficult to know where to start a comment on the film and because the whole thing seem so confused . it seem like there be a point or a message or something in the film and but what that be remain completely obscure . the effect be fantastic and very well judge . the idea be set up really well with the motivation for time travel clearly make out . however and it be downhill from here . all of the time travel seem to have only the vague connection to the quest that be set out at the start . there be some nice idea and but they seem to be isolated occurrence that really do not flow and make the film seem disjoint and lose . at one point one wonder whether the main story in the film be the fate of the moon . when hartdegen arrive in 802 and 701 a. d. and the film become very frustrating a he seem to be unable to discover anything of importance about the eloi and and while it seem clear that there be something to find out and what it be remain annoyingly elusive . this be quite an odd change from the previous time travel instance and one wonder why all of this have suddenly be abandon for what seem like a completely new story . so many thing happen that there should be an explanation for and but there be no discovery . i really and really want to know what the film be get at and what there be to uncover and but to no avail . have read a summary of what happen in the book at this point and it seem like there have be a very half hearted attempt to render this in the film but it have be so simplified and dumbed down that the meaning and context be completely lose . just a we hope that we be finally to discover where this be all lead and the film suddenly take another significant change in direction and and become a mindless action film without any real action . it be a if by this point the director have simply give up bother to put any meaning into the film . by now countless significant thing be happen without any explanation . hartdegen fail to take the opportunity to return to the past on two occasion for no reason and and then suddenly lose all interest in time travel for no reason . the film come to an abrupt end a hartdegen decide to stay with the eloi . in summary and after a good start the film be very disappointing . too much time be spend on hartdegen adventure before arrive with the eloi . however and the bad part of the film be what i think be the most important part represent the set up of the situation with the eloi . the whole point be completely miss and and this undermine the rest of the film . after this the film concentrate too much on effect and action and all attempt to return to the meaning and core of the film seem force and out of place . with so many thing happen without explanation and the film just seem to get lose and lose direction . however and the finale where hartdegen decide he be no longer bother about time travel be the most inexplicable of all . ultimately and the whole film seem like a collection of unconnected incident . the meaning and context be lose and although the gaping hole where it should have be be very obvious . what be so frustrating about it all and though and be that there be clearly so much potential here represent it wasn not by any mean a bad film and it just so easily could have be so much good . the start be very promising and the time travel look fantastic and would have work have it not go off on tangent and and hartdegen experience with the eloi could so easily have work have a few more of the right question be ask and and have there not be such a temptation to dumb down and simplify . i just wish i have a time machine so that i could travel back in time and advise against the mistake that be make .