Good God this film is Bad!

Rating: 2/10 (2 July 2005)

I found this film, quite possible the worst Tom Cruise film ever. There seemed to be No plot, the whole two hours just follows The Cruiser running around the East coast, constantly and conveniently narrowly missing destruction ( despite hundreds around him being killed at every turn).
Don't get me wrong, if you're into pointless, " isn't Tom Cruise clever" running around, I'm sure you'll love it. It was Filled with toe curling clichés, and heavy political agenda. Much of it didn't make sense ( for example all electricity switching off, then cameras working at convenient times).
This film definitely lacks the clever and thought provoking plot of the book and focused too much on the actual Family. One of the many times i wanted to throw up, was when the "typical" selfish, lazy teenage boy Sudden feels the need to join the Army, " for the good of the country" - please! was this film sponsored by the White House?.
However the most Truly awful thing about this film, must be the ending where all of a sudden the invasion stops, - with no explanation as to why or how? ( except some spiel about their being a billion sacrifices or something).
I Wouldn't Recommend this film at all,there was a Shameless lack of explanation that credited this film completely shallow, it may as well have not been called War of The Worlds, at it was not at all following the book. Id suggest you wait for the DVD and watch it in the background of doing something like.. watching Paint Dry!!!