Great Movie, Could be better.

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2006)

This film is a great film, and the actors are also a great bonus for it, but, it lacks the extra punch needed to be an extraordinary film. There are so many films where aliens come to invade Earth and then we find a way to defeat them. Independence day had a great story and the visuals were one of the best I have seen, but it wasn't original enough.
Will Smith plays his character well, but he just doesn't put enough effort into really owning the character. Not one of his best films at all.
The "Aliens" and "Area 51" acts were good, not great. Although the visuals again were fantastic it lacks the magic to keep the film alive. Like I said it has a fantastic story and lots of different battle scenes, air battles, but the way they managed to defeat the "Aliens" and their shields, well that wasn't too good. I have seen much better endings and a much better way to defeat the villains.