Again mankind gets a lucky break

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2007)

'War Of The Worlds' is a classic alien invasion story line, first envisioned by writer H.G. Welles in the 19th century. This time Steven Spielberg has modernized the story line a bit, but other than that, we see the tripods raising from the ground and making havoc around the world.
First things first. I didn't much like the dialog in the film. It was pretty cheesy most of the time and people run around like headless chickens. But the action. And the special effects. And the suspension and thrill of those scenes. Spielberg has what it takes and again here he shows, how big budget action needs to be handled.
And I quite liked, that Tom Cruise didn't play another perfect hero. He's just trying to get his kids safe, out from the harms way. He doesn't come up with a clever plan to safe humanity, he's too busy trying to safe himself and the kids.
The movie starts and ends with a voice over by Morgan Freeman and I have to say, that it just didn't fit in. He sounded too much like god from Bruce Allmighty, when he uttered his phrases.
The movie works remarkably well. Time flies watching and even the conclusion is pretty satisfying, even though quite expected. All in all, a good waste of time, better than Independence Day.