Great special effects,good re-telling of the story.

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2006)

Tom Cruise proves again and again he can act, but Dakota Fanning steals the show from him in this one, she is brighter then the effects in this movie.
The story is a good take on the classic "war of the worlds" tale, concentrating more on the humans and never visiting the "why" of the aliens in much detail.
The special effects are awesome and really add to the movie, I loved the opening sequence when we first see the invaders...wow.
This is Steven Spielberg so you know all production values are high bar and that is all that needs to be said there.
This is a fun exciting and only in one spot a bit silly (the Tim Robbins bit) movie.I highly recommend it to any sci-fi fans.