Don't believe the (good or bad) hype

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2005)

Early reviews of War of the Worlds suggested that this was a movie for the cinema history books, an amazing, relentless, and terrifying spectacle. Later reviews came out, blasting the film as a disappointing clunker. Still more reviews praised the movie for its opening sequences but discounted its ending as a colossal disappointment.
I didn't feel the beginning of the movie was as strong as the raves suggested. Nor, however, did I find the ending of the movie to be as disappointing as I'd anticipated.
War of the Worlds is not a great flick. Neither is it a terrible one. It's good, though. It manages to remain entertaining. No more, no less.