Good Dumb Fun However I Was Quite Disappointed, As It's Way Too Long For It's Own Good,But The Performances And Special Effects Were Awesome!

Rating: 7/10 (8 November 2005)

This is good dumb fun, however i was quite disappointed, as it's way too long for it's own good, but the performances and special effects were awesome!. All the characters are great, and the story while dumb is not too shabby, plus Will Smith is simply amazing in this!. All the characters were very likable, and there are some very exciting scenes, however it did have a few dull spots, and it just went way too long for it's own good, plus it gets a bit tiring after a while. There are tons of explosions and cool looking Aliens to enjoy, and i thought the ending was pretty cool as well, plus Bill Pullman was just fantastic as the president!. Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum had very good chemistry together, and it has a couple of cool emotional moments as well!, plus the finale while exciting is also a bit too long for it's own good. This is a film made to please the audiences, not to really be praised by critics or to win Oscars, and i found the opening to be just great, plus there are plenty of laughs to be had as well. This is good dumb fun, however i was quite disappointed, as it's way too long for it's own good, but the special effects and performances are awesome!, and i say it's well worth the watch!. The Direction is good for the most part. Roland Emmerich does a good job here for the most part here, with fantastic camera work, awesome angles, and lots of other awesome shots as well, however the pace is terribly inconsistent. The Acting is awesome!. Will Smith is amazing as always, and is amazing here, he is extremely likable, hilarious, had very good chemistry with Jeff Goldblum, is very charismatic, had some very cool lines, and he is just so good at this role, this is the role that really got him noticed! (Smith Rules!!!). Bill Pullman is fantastic as the president, he is very funny did not take himself seriously, and as a result was a lot of fun to watch!, i loved him. Jeff Goldblum is great in his role, he had a cool delivery and was just utterly fascinating to watch!. Judd Hirsch is quite funny as i rather liked him. Robert Loggia is wonderful as always,and did a wonderful job as the General i just wished he had more to do. Margaret Colin is beautiful and does fine with what she had to do, she did a good job. Vivica A. Fox is hot and did great as Smith's girlfriend and also had good chemistry with him i liked her a lot. Randy Quaid plays another one of his great kooky roles and he excelled perfectly once again he was great!. James Rebhorn is great as the sleaze ball i hated him and cheered out loud when Pullman fired his ass!. Adam Baldwin is just there he does OK, did not really have much of a part. Giuseppe Andrews(Troy Casse),Lisa Jakub(Alicia Casse),James Duval(Miguel Casse),Ross Bagley(Dylan Dubrow),Mae Whitman(Patricia Whitmore),Mary McDonnell(First Lady Marilyn Whitmore),Harry Connick Jr.(Captain Jimmy Wilder),all do what they have to do well. Rest of the cast are fine. Overall well worth the watch!, i was just a bit disappointed that's all. *** out of 5