Boring.. Spectacular effects, Poor script. ** Spoiler **

Rating: Null/10 (14 December 2004)

The movie's basic script is Bad Aliens attack earth and Good Americans fight back.
It's another movie built around the idea that if the special effects are dramatic enough the poor script won't be noticed.
The destruction is spectacular. That's the only good part.
Everyone is a cliché; geek (Jeff Goldblum), cocky fighter pilot (Will Smith), young president (Bill Pullman), slightly-mad scientist (Brent Spiner), etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. And, of course, Area 51 and Roswell are in the mix.
The science is garbage. *** spoiler warning *** Why wouldn't anyone see a ship 500 miles wide before it reached Earth? Why would a virus created on an Apple PC be able to effect the computer system on the alien ship? Did the aliens arrive earlier and stock up on Apples?
If you must see it, get the DVD and skip to scenes of destruction.
Don't waste 2:35 of your life watching this dull movie.