War of Annoyance

Rating: 6/10 (4 July 2005)

If there's one thing that'll stand out in this movie, is the annoyance. I just returned after watching the movie(not even 10 minutes have passed), and all I can say is that, the annoying little girl(Dakota Fanning) and her elder brother(Justin Chatwin) will surely irritate anyone to hell.
Tom Cruise does a good job of being the divorced father, and his affection for both of his children is very apparent, but like most divorcées, his children thinks otherwise. They dislike him, because they feel that he feels too much about himself. The young girl of 10 years must surely know when there is a crisis and when to keep calm and shut up and when to listen to her father. Even more goes for her brother, who is old enough to be in college, and yet acts so immature and childish.
Saying all these, you once again have to praise Spielberg for pulling off an extraordinary action sequences, and incredible camera work. You have to appreciate the pace of the movie. It started of very fast, then it mellowed down, and then fast again, only to mellow down for am incredibly long slow sequence where, the humans stealthily escape from the clutches of the aliens, then finally fast again till the end.
Tom Cruise, as Ray Ferrier, gives a reasonably good performance. Tim Robbins plays a small but nice role as the eccentric Ogilvy, who is bent upon destroying th aliens. Dakota Fanning, although was extremely irritating as the young Rachel Ferrier, is commendable.
Overall, this is yet again an Independence Day remake, with great computer graphics, and a sci-fi plot. The animation, recreated during the sequence where, the aliens are seen extracting the blood of humans, and planting their pods is awesome.
But even after watching this much acclaimed movie, I have to say, that something is still nagging in the back of my mind. It really didn't satisfy me greatly.
An ordinary 6/10!!!!