Action is great......Buttttt!!!

Rating: 1/10 (1 July 2005)

The Good thing about this movie that the action starts almost right away and doesn't stop all through the movie. However I have question marks on some scenes and some plot lines.
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First the acting, the only decent acting I saw came from Dakota Fanning & Tim Robbins. Miranda Otto was lovely and looked great as always, I'm a fan of hers since Lord of the Ring, but pity she only has two small scenes in this movie. I wasn't convinced by Tom Cruise's crying and caring for his kids after we were convinced at the beginning that he's a selfish bastard that won't hesitate twice about running away to save his own ass and leave his family behind.
The scene were Tom separates from his son was sooo cheesy that I almost laughed when I remembered the scene from "Sophie's Choice" where he had to choose either to leave his son or daughter. The son's patriotic reason to leave was abrupt and stupid, what's he gonna do more than being trodded on by one of the tripods?????? The worst scene in the movie was when Tom blindfolded Dakota and made her sing a song and went to deal with Tim Robbins. Tim was great in his role, but alas the whole scene was better being cut because its too long and not logical. Why Tom was bothered by Tim and not bothered when he was forced to drift away in his car and avoid to hit a civilian and drove to a pillar and lost his vehicle??????? The Aliens million year plan spoiled by lack of immunity, these creatures had tripods since a million year, but they didn't have vaccines against Earth life??? Can't get that either....
Go and see it for the action, for Dakota, for the Spielberg touch. I hope he gets the story better in his next Sci Fi flick.