Did anyone even screen this movie?

Rating: 2/10 (5 July 2005)

Did anyone even screen this movie? Because if they did, they should have had some comments for Stephen Spielberg. I knew it was a disaster movie, but didn't think the movie was going to be a disaster. I was really looking forward to this one, and was highly disappointed. *SPOILERS* - Tom Cruise wasn't nice to his kids at the beginning. I thought that events would mold him into a great dad by the end of the movie. No, i didn't like him any more at the end, than the beginning. Where was the ingenious plan by the human race that brought down the aliens? Oh, there wasn't any. They just started "acting erratically" and then we could shoot them. That was totally lame. There was no dramatic conclusion, no resolution, nothing except a feeling of being ripped off at having sat through that movie for no point at all. Dakota Fanning was awesome. I liked the "cameo" by Tim Robbins. Oh, yeah, and the effects were great. If you like effects with no storyline, or character development, then this one is for you. Otherwise, don't waste your time.