Very cool action blockbuster!

Rating: 9/10 (21 May 2020)

The first two acts of this film are absolutely revolutionary and they should be respected as one of the greatest second and third acts ever in film history! Steven Spielberg, David Koepp and Tom Cruise's epic team up for this film is great, the story is well done, the lighting in this film is over-blown and can feel a tad bit unnecessary at times, but I guess Spielberg was trying to approach a more retro-y type appeal. All of the action and alien invasion scenes are epic and are really entertaining, at times this film really just feels like a compilation of great scenes because of how many there are!
This came out the same year as Munich, although I think Munich is better, War of the Worlds was definitely one of the better films of the 2000's. In my opinion, the third act has minor flaws and I guess they should be discussed before you recommend this film to your friend. The whole thing where Ray Ferrier's (Tom Cruise) son, played by Justin Chatwin, decides he wants to go to the war and see the cool alien and all that sort of stuff, but what's so stupid about it is that he is going with no weaponry or any sort of tools. Once again, that's just a minor flaw and it isn't really relevant to the film's story.

Tom Cruise's performance is brilliant and one of the greatest things about this film is the family dynamic and excellent casting choice, and I have to admit, there are so many great scenes in this movie, that it kind of feels like a compilation of great scenes all in one movie.
The special effects are so masterful, it's one of the greatest sci-fi action blockbusters ever! You can say I'm a Spielberg fanboy, go ahead, call me a Spielberg fanboy, I appreciate great cinema, shoot me! The explosive effects (just like the ones in Saving Private Ryan) are spectacular and perfectly fit the dramatic aspect of the film, there is one scene in this film very reminiscent of the kitchen scene in Jurassic Park, it's very suspenseful and fits the tone amazingly well!
This is a visually stunning film, the fact that I wasn't alive to see it in the theatres really pisses me off because of how much of a great visual experience it was. The third act of this film could be defined as terrible, not so great or plain bad, I'll go with the second option since I don't believe it 100% RUINS the entire film, but it could've had another ending that was more likeable.
War of the Worlds is the pinnacle of how a great visual movie can be made and is the greatest alien invasion ever made! This film is not "underrated", when something is underrated it is not watched by many and less appreciated, but War of the Worlds is watched by many and people are starting to appreciate it. It also features one of John Williams' greatest scores.
Score: 9.5/10