What a disappointment !!

Rating: 5/10 (6 July 2005)

I saw the trailer a few months ago and i was sure that this movie is gonna be one of this years highlights. How wrong was I!! The special effects are really good. But what else ? Nothing. Tom Cruise is just running. He's not fighting against the Aliens how I would expect it from a real hero (except the one scene with the grenades). Compared to other alien invasion movies like Independence Day or Signs the movie loses in terms of 'Let's watch it again'. The first hour is really good. But then it's just getting boring as hell. And then the fight is over without a real climax. Within one minute it's all over. The paramecium saves the world. What a disappointment !! Now I know why critics were not allowed to write something in advance about this movie... I didn't read the novel and so I also didn't really know what to expect. Mr. Spielberg - better do Indiana Jones 4 now to let me believe in your skills again :-)