Review of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

To start off it is certainly not as good as Disney's iconic film version that being said it tries to expand on the Jules Verne and Disney tale most of the time badly but there are some interesting concepts explored. The best things about the miniseries is the production values that rival in some ways the Disney version. Very lavish and large sets and loads of extras used in the film. The effects are not that bad I particularly liked the films version of the Nautilus submarine a totally different take and look from Disney's iconic submarine but very cool in my opinion. The cast is exceptional as well with Michael Caine as Nemo and the rest of the cast name actors or professional thespians. The big flaw is of course the script which twists and demonizes Ned Land . The length of the miniseries is noticeably padded to make it a miniseries event hurting the film as well. The dialogue is stilted and stiff hurting the actors deliveries. Despite these shortcomings it's worth a watch for people interested in seeing lavish well mounted science fiction particularly if your a fan of Jules Verne and Michael Caine.