Overview

• The film unfolds entirely on Ice Cube’s Homeland Security analyst’s computer and smartphone feeds in an experimental screenlife adaptation of H.G. Wells’s invasion tale.
• Critics have unanimously rejected the reboot, awarding it a 0% Rotten Tomatoes score and condemning its blurry visuals, weak narrative and low-budget effects.
• Audience ratings mirror the critical drubbing with an 11% score, while social media users label it one of the worst and laziest movies they’ve ever seen.
• Despite the backlash, hate-watch viewership drove the film to number one on Prime Video’s streaming charts within days of its July 30 debut.
• Reviewers also fault its heavy Amazon product placements and pandemic-driven production constraints, arguing the film feels more like an extended advert than a bold cinematic experiment.