** 1/2

Simply incredible in its size and scope for a 1920s Sci-Fi film, but ultimately too random, overacted, and disjointed to be a REALLY good film.  Most people rank this as one of the best Science Fiction films ever.  Even though I agree it was trend-setting, the whole film is not much more than a labor dispute.  The fact that a lot of the film was lost and the missing pieces are replaced by screens EXPLAINING what is going on really hurts the whole thing.  Regardless...probably the most entertaining silent film I have seen so far, even if just for how over the top the acting is.