Great first half crap second.

Rating: 6/10 (20 September 2005)

I thought I was in for a treat when this movie got going.It got straight to the action and no messing about with sub plots(there is a kind of sub plot but it doesn't hold the movie back in any way. The lightning strikes were terrific and the alien/robot out of the drain was good but then after the first 45 minutes, the movie slows down completely focusing on Tom Cruise and his family issues. It also gets incredibly unbelievable during the last 3 or 4 scenes as the robots seem grow hands and reach around corners. one scene in particular is really stupid When Tom Cruise and his son hide out in a cabin underground, the roots should leave them, but they make a point of searching for Cruise. Anyway the film has some good moments like when the robot first springs out of the ground and when everyone's fighting to get across a bridge as it's opening up. Because of the slow end i give this movie a 6out of 10.