Awesome despite the ending

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2005)

Ever since I saw the first preview for this movie I had been counting down the days until it finally came out and I could see it. I saw it opening night and much to my pleasure I was not disappointed at all.
The movie will have you on the edge of your seat from the moment the storm starts to the moment it's all over with. Part of this is because you're just wondering what's going to happen next and part of it is because you're just waiting for something bad to happen.
I thought Tom Cruise did an excellent job in his role from starting off as the kind of jerk dad neither of his kids are too fond of to the father that's willing to put it all on the line for his kids. Dakota Fanning was just amazing in this role, she is an excellent young actress and I thought the chemistry between her and Tom Cruise was very believable. At least in my mind there was no doubt that they were father and daughter.
The effects in the movie were just amazing. Just the detail of the catastrophe and the alien vessels and other things was mind-blowing.
The only bad thing I can possibly say about this movie is the ending. It felt pretty cut off, I wish they had gone a little more into it, more detail would have been nice. But despite the ending this movie was awesome and I would recommend anyone sees it. Spielburg did a fantastic job.