A beautiful piece of crap

Rating: 3/10 (4 July 2005)

How in god's name has the movie earned a 7? Spielberg has copped out again. Huge plot holes and not one believable character. Yes the special effects were masterful, but that was a given wasn't it? I mean, what was the point? It looked great but said nothing. Tom Cruise continues to show that he has absolutely no range, and the kids were annoying (Tom, smack that boy, be a man). Cruise's character was such a wuss with his kids. His heroics were false and incongruent, it was as though playing a Joe six pack guy is a stretch for his superior scientologist clear mind. Tom, common people are not that feckless. The ending, while appropriate for H.G. Wells' story, meant nothing because the characterizations were lame. They drank the water and died. Yay for mother earth and the cooties that are all around us! How in hell is this movie earning a 7?! Wait for the DVD, and rent it.