My Review

Rating: 10/10 (19 September 2008)

On Independence Day, alien spacecrafts have appeared all over the world. No one knows why they're here, or what their purpose is...they're just hanging out in the air. David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) discovers the truth...the aliens are planning one major attack on the entire Earth at once. Unfortunately, no one believes him except for his father (Judd Hirsch). David makes his way to Washington, where his estranged wife (Margaret Colin) works for the President (Bill Pullman). Meanwhile, Captain Steven Miller (Will Smith) is having problems with his commonlaw girlfriend, Jasmine (Vivica A. Fox) and her choice of work. She has a son from a previous relationship, and Steven acts like the boy's own father. He gets called to service to see what is going on with these alien ships. David is able to reach the President literally minutes before the attack commences. Soon all the major world cities are attacked at once, and it seems like the Earth is doomed.
By far this is one of the best alien movies to come around in recent memory. The acting is excellent, the effects are amazing (especially for coming out in 1996), and the action is palpable. "Independence Day" is everything a true moviegoer seeks to find, and delivers.