Good for a sci-fi/horror, but cheesy ending

Rating: 6/10 (28 December 2006)

Personally, I thought this movie was pretty good. Good special effects and a decent storyline (un-original, but decent). There have been hundreds, if not thousands of alien invasion/revenge movies, and this one is above average.
There were, however, some downsides. Like the obnoxious kids (which seem to be WAY overused in these types of movies... "Signs" is a good example). Rachel's screaming got quite old very fast. As did Robbie's disobedience. However, they stressed the pressure that Ray was under, so it was not in vain. The biggest downside, BY FAR, was the ending. After I saw the movie for the first time, my head was saying to me "What, they're just going to leave us hanging like that?". I kept asking questions which were only *vaguely* answered in the very end. What happened to the aliens? How did they die? What happened to Ray and his family?(Assume that they lived happily ever after...?) How did it all end?? However, it was a good movie. I was impressed by the lightning storm scene. And the tripods... And, well, all of the aliens, their gadgets, and so-on.
Overall, it was a decent movie. Decent for a movie, above average for a movie of it's genre.