Nice Special Effects But Too Much Drama

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2005)

I've been a fan of H. G. Wells stories for many yeas and I was looking forward to this particular theatrical remake.
I did enjoy the movie for the main storyline and for the special effects but I thought Steven Spielberg spent too much time focusing on the drama between Tom Cruise's character and his family and not enough time on the actual alien attack.
The drama of Tom Cruise's character's life would have been fine if more time had been spent on the alien invasion. I sort of felt like Steven Spielberg cheated the audience from a good "aliens attack Earth" story to focus more on the family drama.
If he could have kept the length of the family drama but added more to the storyline of the alien attack, I think it would have made it a much better movie.