disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (5 July 2005)

I was disappointed in War of the Worlds. I must admit that I am not a fan of science fiction in the first place, but at the very least, I did expect to be able to follow a story line and be subjected to a bit of real suspense. However, there was no real story...just "hide and stay out of their way". There was no suspense...just a lot of grimaces and wide-eyed looks from Tom Cruise and screams from Dakota Fannning. I never once was convinced by the acting that they were going to be 'taken'. (no suspense) Throughout the movie I wondered about the children's mother and family...but not a hint about them until the end...and even then, no explanations. (including that would have at least have made a 'story' out of the script) And not a word about the son's activity/adventure after he left his dad and sister...weak!! So, as I said...NO story! The aliens were sad as well...no "personality", just plodding and zapping. And what was the deal with spewing blood? It made no sense..again, no explanation or reason for it.
In summary, the alien/machines appear..a crowd gathers..everyone screams and runs (lots of running crowds!!)..some get zapped..Tom survives...repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat. The statement at the end was the best part of the whole movie!