A hit in the first week

Rating: 5/10 (2 July 2005)

I imagine this film will make a killing in the first week of release, especially the first weekend, then the word of mouth will get around and the box office will plunge. Which is okay by me. Granted there are some impressive visual moments in the film such as the ferry attack, the plane crash, and similar ones which are due to special effects, and then there are sort of interesting parts where due to editing and Spielberg's "I'm a director" you might pause at, say the murder in the cellar, or all the shots of reflections. But humanwise, characterwise, I frequently found myself saying, "This sucks." Why would I be interested in these people, they are unpleasant to be around. The hunting for goofs may be a trivial pursuit but it can be more satisfying than this film was in total. So...I could sort of overlook that Tom Cruise's character doesn't know his daughter has been allergic to peanuts, "since birth". It goes with the unappealing nature of his character, but why would the home where the mother and daughter now live even have a jar of peanut butter around? It's like having a loaded gun lying around in a home with small children and about as dangerous.