It is not a movie, just the picturized version of the book

Rating: 5/10 (24 August 2005)

I am very much frustrated with the movie. First of all, the movie in general has been shot for the ones who have read the book. This is not correct in all ways. I have read the book and frankly, anyone who haven't read it had hard times getting the pieces together, especially in the end scene.
The movie was full of mistakes as well. There is an electromagnetic field as a result of the thunder strikes, all the cars break down, all electrical systems come to halt and all electrical devices are malfunctioning. On top of this, two smart guys can take photos and even film the aftermath of the thunder strikes. This is just one of the mistakes.
I can understand that the book has created a very important reader potential and they needed to stick closely to the book while creating the screenplay, but more explanation would always be taken for granted. The movie ended in the blink of an eye. One scene Tom Cruise was fighting with a tripod and blowing it up with his self-confidence building up at last, and the next scene all tripods are dead. The only explanation is that the world has a different nature and the tripods couldn't succeed.
Anyways, it has become a movie that I spent my Sunday night and killed off some spare time. It didn't give me anything other than that. I prefer to read the book again.