a let down of a movie

Rating: 4/10 (30 June 2005)

I was expecting a great summer blockbuster of a movie and all I got was a dud of a movie. This movie is filled with so many loose ends and loop holes. It starts off strong but then becomes boring and redundant. Don't even get me started on the ending!! First of all, there are many errors in the movie such as why is it that one character can use his video camera to tape the destruction when in the scene before all battery and electric devices were not functioning as soon as the aliens attacked. Second of all, it is a hard belief to sell Tom Cruise as a down and out blue collar type steel worker. Casting was somewhat wrong in that dept. Also, it is quite laughable to see that Tom Cruise carrying his 11 year old daughter on his back is able to WALK, 180 Miles from Athens NY, to Boston MA in a matter of hours!! This was almost as bad as the case in DAY AFTER Tomorrow when Dennis Quaid walked from Philadelphia to New York City. Go for the effects but be prepared for a let down of a story.