Excellent...I cried out of pure terror

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2005)

I saw War of the Worlds opening day with three of my friends, and each one of us liked it. I was a bit hesitant going in. Despite Tom Cruise being one of my favourite actors ever, I normally don't like big budget movies. However, my friends convinced me that it would be a good movie, so I went. And was I glad I did. This is one of Tom Cruise's best performances. He seems genuinely scared, and will do anything to save his children (played by Dakota Fanning and newcomer Justin Chatwin, who also give amazing performances). There isn't much of a supporting cast, as everyone gets incinerated by alien lasers, but Tim Robbin's performance as Ogilvy, a semi- crazy man who believes he can stop the aliens with the help of Tom Cruise's Ray, is stunning. If it were up to me, he would get another Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Definitely the best movie I have seen in 2005 so far. I haven't cried from being scared in a movie ever. It terrified me