The Movie was better than expected

Rating: 8/10 (29 June 2005)

Just saw the movie opening day. I thought it was very good and in the Spielberg tradition. The special effects were more than I expected and the sound was enough to scare anyone. I did feel that there were several "loop holes" or places where one would say, "Yeah right!". One was after complete devastation at the farm house and the 747 crashing into the lawn, Cruise's character, "Ray" and his daughter climb out of the cellar and walk 20 feet to their Van,drive away on a conveniently made pathway. It bothered me that the Van was the only thing still standing. Also I thought there were way too many places where their escape was just too much to believe and happened way too often. I like Tim Robbins, but felt he should hold out for better and bigger parts. I think he was somewhat miscast. But enjoyed it anyway.