This one stays with you awhile

Rating: 8/10 (2 December 2006)

Perfect movie for folks who secretly hate modern society. America and the rest of civilization take several steps back towards the Stone Age when aliens appear with a vengeance, and - as in Independence Day - there's really no question in this one about whether they come in peace. The special and sound effects are spectacular. While the characters don't quite keep pace Cruise and Fanning do just fine. I'm really not sure how many leading guys other than Cruise could pull this off. The aliens are about as evil as you might want to imagine (leading to some of the traditional Spielberg excessive gore), but given their nature what they showed could have been far worse. After two hours of numbing horror I would have enjoyed savoring a few more moments when the tables are turned, but at least the tables got turned.