Disappointed

Rating: 2/10 (30 June 2005)

After a summer of slight movie disappointments, War of the Worlds is a major disappointment. I feel about the same as I did when I saw "Sphere" -- this is another great book turned into an expensive, predictable, mediocre science fiction movie. Except this one has lame plot twists like "the Village" did. The special effects fail to impress. I truly think that "House of Wax" is a better movie. I would give War of the Worlds one star, but am adding one extra in support of Mr. Cruise, a good actor who does the best he can with the bad hand he is dealt. I am old enough to remember when Mr. Spielberg never disappointed. It was apparent that other people in the theater, like me, felt ripped off. What a waste of a great idea this thing is.