all style and no substance

Rating: 4/10 (30 June 2005)

Visually OK, the CG was not even that great. I think the action was the only positive i could take from the movie even though it was too unbelievable (not a good thing). After the abrupt end... i felt like i just saw independence day and was still wondering how the aliens started dying. American flags on every house and certain lines said updated the flick to modern day but the relevance to the American state of affairs was not necessary. Why does it have to get political? overall it was weakly presented anyway. Dakota Fanning was irritating although i liked her in other movies. forgot the name of ray's son but him surviving is ridiculous, the whole field blows up, i dunno how he would have survived and escaped, must be that luck gene from his father. Tim Robbins played crazy, i think he plays crazy real well but it was too much. lots of flaws in the movie i don't want to recap because i don't want to think about this movie anymore. It was too hyped up.