Taken on entertainment value alone this is a good movie.

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2017)

Taken on entertainment value this is a good movie; its big, thrilling, and action packed. The special effects stand up today and I enjoyed the extended cast. On the downside the plot and character development is thin and its corny at times with much gung-ho flag waving as the rest of the world (Brits) wait for America to decide how to handle this Morse code. Great entertainment though.
For the most part the story follows Will Smith as an army of alien spaceships attack earth and threaten to destroy the human race. There's a huge cast attached, banding together to stop the invasion with multiple story arcs converging. The initial take down by the aliens is well done, devastating on a global level with fire balls etc.
It's one of those movies that I catch myself watching and enjoying every time I stumble across it on TV.
I enjoyed Bill Pullman as the president, Jeff Goldblum's banter with his crotchety dad Judd Hirsch. Robert Loggia,Harry Connick Jr, Mary Mcdonnell and a drunken Randy Quaid saving the day.