The minimal plot consists of characters too stupid to walk and chew gum at the same time experiencing an unending series of incredibly stupid moments.

Rating: 1/10 (4 July 2005)

This movie has just replaced Ishtar as the worst movie I've ever seen. At least with Ishtar, when Beatty and Hoffman weren't attempting to sing, there was almost a plot going on. I've never seen so many stupid characters gathered in one unending series of unbelievably stupid situations. Not only should these characters not be allowed to live, they shouldn't have bred. Going by how stupid these people were portrayed, it's a wonder any child reaches adulthood. They remind me of Douglas Adams' hairdressers and telephone sanitizers only not as smart. I finally left the movie when I realized I was rooting for the aliens to exterminate mankind. When you want the bad guys to win, you're either evil or really ticked off (mostly the latter for me - there's a little evil in all of us). I'm not sure any of this qualifies as a spoiler, however, there is one scene in the movie which is memorable because I almost liked it. Another major disaster occurs near Cruise's character, which he and his kids miraculously survive (they may not be smart but they sure are lucky), and he stumbles outside in his usual state of near comatose observation. He finds some reporters looting the disaster site. They're gathering water and food (something he has so far failed to successfully do). Now, I ask you, in a movie not about reporters, how bad is it when they are the smartest characters you've seen?