Save Your Money

Rating: 2/10 (8 July 2005)

Okay, I go to the movies about 5 times a year, saving my money for the really "big" ones. I fell for the hype and had to see Tom in his new movie. Well, this movie had me from the beginning when the attacks started to happen, but then I sat for the next 90 minutes waiting for Tom to DO SOMETHING. Honestly, the whole movie is him running away from the scene of the attacks and just yelling for his kids the entire time. I was really hoping to see him get together with his buddies to kick some alien tail. When Tim Robbins appeared, I thought "finally they are going to figure out how to kill them", but no it was just wasted minutes on the screen. I wish Will Smith appeared to kick some ass. At the end, Tom finally made it to his destination. The family there just looked as if they just finished their morning coffee in their perfect house in there perfect neighborhood while there is thousands of people walking aimlessly in the streets. If I were Tom I'd been so ticked that they were not out trying to get to him.
Anyway, Steven Spielberg needs to get back to telling good stories, with plots and characters I care about. I'd never watch this movie again unless I needed to test my surround sound system.