Why?

Rating: 4/10 (29 June 2005)

Why does Spielberg kill the end of movies? First part of the movie was incredibly entertaining, a few flaws but I can live with them. The effects were amazing, the acting was good, the directing was great, I was getting my moneys worth. And then half way thru the movie it begins to fall apart, the excitement is gone, what seems to be a realistic vision of an Alien attack turns into Goonies, an adventure film full of "saved at the last second" unexplainable events, with an ending that is forced, fake and ridiculous, why? There is no need for happy endings, this movie will make a fortune no matter what. Spielberg should take more risks, he should stop giving us happy endings that don't fit. HG Wells would be very disappointed with this film. Independence day was a better movie, (ID was full of humor, you didn't take it seriously it was only an action film, Spielberg took this movie to serious and didn't deliver). How do you make fantasy look real? Go see Batman Begins.