A disappointing film from the team that you Minority Report

Rating: 3/10 (24 July 2005)

Spielberg said this film is based on the H.G. Wells novel, but it just comes out looking like a cheap sequel to Independence Day. While the script was changed to take place in modern times it took away the raw chemistry of the book. As far as casting goes, Tom Cruise gives his regular pretty boy saves the world performance.
Besides the silly special affects and the strained script, the best part of this SCFI blockbuster is Dakota Fanning. Fanning who's only 11 years old upstages the great Tom Cruise with little trouble.But with this in mind, Spielberg still manages to keep the audience's attention like he's always managed to do. Overall "War of the Worlds" may top $200 million, but that still doesn't make it an instant classic.