Superb alien invasion, Spielberg style! The effects are mind boggling

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2005)

*** Tom Cruise, Justin Chatwin, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, David Alan Basche. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Third times a charm, right? After Spielberg did two dud alien movies E.T the extra terrestrial and Close encounters of a third kind. But with the help of writer David Koepp and based on the classic novel by H.G Wells not to mention great actors like Tom Cruise and Tim Robbins and a up and coming actress Dakota Fanning the movie was bound to be good. And if that wasn't enough the loads of CGI on the tripods. But... but the aliens, Spielberg you can not make aliens. First "E.T" then whatever was in "Close Encounters".
The story over the weekend a dead beat dad Ray Ferrier (Cruise) gets his kids Rachel (Fanning) and Robbie (Chatwin)for the weekend after his ex-wife Mary Ann (Otto) throws them on him with the help over her new boyfriend Tim (Basche).While the kids are over the invaders come in and ruin their weekend. While on the run they bump into a helping stranger Ogilvy (Robbins) who is eager to kill some aliens! Cool CGI and special effects and after three tries Spielberg you finally got it right. My final rating 8/10.