Dakota Fanning Stole The Show

Rating: 7/10 (2 July 2005)

I normally never write movie comments but felt the need to do so this time around. Dakota Fanning is truly a talented young actress. I was already a fan and find it nice to find that with each successive film her talent and skills become honed and right on the mark. I would go as far as to say that she stole the spotlight from Tom Cruise in this film. Her emotion is real and comes very naturally. Despite the negative reviews I had heard about the film, I felt that overall Spielberg did a great job with the direction. There seems to be so much commentary on the fact that there is a goof in the film in regards to the camcorder. I did not see this as so. Why? Because by replacing the "Solonoids" in the car the mechanic was able to get the vehicle to work. Every system per se has its glitches and faults. If you noticed Tom Cruise grabbed a flashlight with batteries to be used later on. The initial reaction is that all CARS and Lighting went down, but there were instances were these goods were available for use even after the tripods made their presence.