Review of The Island of Dr. Moreau

I was under the impression that I would be watching a filmatisation of H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau, but this film has precious little in common with that novel and using the same title is an affront to Wells' classic. A character has been added (no film without a love interest, right?), the main protagonists name and occupation has been changed for no obvious reason, and the plot is almost unrecognisable. In fact, the only thing this film has in common with the original novel is a few character names, an island, experiments on animals and the fact that the resulting hybrids recite The Law. The film uses real animals, by the way, in very stressful scenes involving stunts, falls, fire and general mayhem - not fun to watch for animal lovers. The pace is glacial and some scenes go on for so long that you find yourself wishing them to end - I eventually got so bored that I ended up playing solitaire on my phone while keeping half an eye on the travesty on the screen. If you've read Wells' masterpiece, don't waste your time on this - it will just be a big disappointment.