See it for the effects...

Rating: 7/10 (27 June 2005)

The only honest reason I can give this a 6 is due to the spectacular effects!
Bad Things: The script was simply... there, and as for the acting. If this doesn't ruin Cruise's career, just remember, neither did Cocktail. Of the two "child stars," the boy had better quit his career now before he gets a lifetime of Razzies, the girl I've been told has acted well in the past, which only tells me she was probably told over and over to "look scared, no, more scared, even more, SCARED, overacted scared... there, that's it!" I hate to razz upon Spielberg, but this time it had to be done.
Good Things: The effects and devastation! The Tripods were a beautiful combination of the book and Lovecraft. The aliens themselves? Watch ID4, and hunch 'em over a bit and lengthen. I would've preferred a design novel-based, and would rather have the old version's man-in-a-suit aliens, but I suppose I can settle with these.
So, go see it for the effects, without acting expectations... and you just may enjoy!