Not Spielberg's best alien movie, but still good

Rating: 8/10 (12 August 2005)

After watching the brilliant Minority Report, I couldn't wait to see the next collaboration by Spielberg & Cruise, hoping for an even better film. War of the Worlds is good, but nowhere near Minority Report. The premise is pretty simple, Cruise plays a divorced dad who gets his kids for a couple of days while his ex-wife visits her parents. Couldn't have picked a worse time, as this is when the martians decide to attack us and take over the world, and plumage our resources. Cruise, who is not a very responsible dad, must grow up and protect his kids while they try to make their way to Boston, to their Mother. This film is not really about aliens and their takeover, but about family. The film which is masked to really resemble the 9/11 attacks a couple years ago. This film is more about family relationships then sci-fi action pix. But the flick does contain some the greatest special effects ever witnessed on film. A must see!