Flawless

Rating: 10/10 (10 November 2005)

War of the Worlds is one of my all time favorite books, and here it is made into one of my all time favorite movies. I love everything about this film version, it is so much better than the 1953 version in almost every way. The story is amazing, not quite the one they have in the book, but still genius. The screenplay is great, I love the dialogue and the characters, and just how everything is written. The acting is slightly weaker. Tom Cruise does very well, but is slightly miss cast. The real performances are from the kids, Dakota Fanning is amazing. The direction is fantastic, Steven Spielberg is one of our best directors, take that back our best director around, and he does great. The visual effects are amazing, some of the best ever. This will really have to battle Star Wars 3 for the Visual Effects Oscar. Amazing film, must see.