Ah yes, Dune, a sci-fi classic authored by Frank Herbert back in the ’60s. Full of worms, sand, desert heroes high on drugs, and Ninja-style fights. But it’s also a novel that never quite clicked with yours truly. Despite all that, I nonetheless went to see the latest movie and was – utterly unimpressed.

The movie’s a big and technically astute production but it also seriously lacks substance, decisive action, and suspense. Some critics put this down to a severe case of ‘following the book’. And there is some truth in that. But a movie needs to be exciting, not … [...] Click to raid more!