Very disappointing.

Rating: 3/10 (14 April 2009)

I love Spielberg, but I was really disappointed this time. In the case of the War of the Worlds he has been carried away by meaningless special effect and spectacular scenes. There is really little logic in the movie and things do not hang together very well. The characters are largely stereotyped and although there is some effort in describing the psychological strain they go through, it sounded false and hollow.
-- Spoiler here -- It is totally unbelievable, even for a spectacular SciFi movie that through the apocalyptic havoc caused by the aliens this family gets home safe and sound, with even an untouched beautiful Boston neighborhood as a backdrop of the happy ending scene. Not worth watching.