Roland Emmerich at his best

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2010)

Now before you criticize me for giving this movie a perfect grade let me make this clear, this is not a perfect movie. In no way could I consider this movie to be a masterpiece. It is just a masterpiece of pure popcorn entertainment.
Yes it's longer than it should be. Yes it's incredibly stupid with the whole computer virus thing. Yes it stretches the suspension of disbelieve way, way too far. And yes it isn't the most well written movie in the world.
But the special effects are fantastic, with a nice mix of practical and CGI so that everyone is happy. The acting is actually pretty good for the most part. Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum bring likablity to their characters. Speaking of characters, all of them are likable and get a good amount of screen time so we care about them. This is a big film, with a huge ensemble cast and many plot lines that all come together, and I love stuff like that.
The film never takes itself too seriously, having a patriotic theme that's so cheesy but awesome at the same time. The action is fantastic and it just a plain fun movie.
ID4 isn't the most well written movie in the world but boy is it a lot of fun.