What the hell?

Rating: 2/10 (19 July 2005)

Do not think my vote is too low.
I like Spielberg, normally he is a great director. But what did he think about this movie? Should this crap only be a bunch of F/X without any sense, only to show what's possible in the year 2005? Should this movie make any sense? I think not.
Orson Welles would cry in his grave if he would see this movie, which has nothing in common with the original except an attack of aliens.
OK, the effects were very good, but the story itself did never make sense. Especially this "I will be a great father but never had the chance to show it"-performance of Cruise.
But what made this film crappy was this unbelievable ridiculous ending...
Where was the son before, after he joined the crossfire between aliens and the army? Why did only the family of the kids stay at home, with light(!) in the house?
It seemed that Spielberg had too much script and not the space to film it. This abrupt end was the worst end I've ever seen in any movie. And I saw a lot!