Disappointing

Rating: 2/10 (13 July 2005)

People tend to expect a lot from a film that has steven spielberg big name every poster. The war of worlds did a lot of promotion and i was expecting a witty movie despite being confined to the limits of the novel. Personally, it turned out to be a flop for me.
Many complained about the bad ending. It's true to much extend, but what struck me more was the poor storyline. the plot was predictable. even though it is a sci-fi, spielberg should not leave so many illogical loopholes in the story. i marveled at how robbie reach boston in one piece. On a stronger note, the plot lacks conviction and direction.
Moreover, there were some scenes which reminds me of spielberg previous films like jurassic park(the dinosuar hunting for the girl scene was similar to racheal hiding from the aliens) and even saving private ryan. Some concepts and emotional struggles are similar to his previous films. Besides, characters development was poor. I bet no one will fall in love with or remember any character in this movie. Crusie's acting was discomforting, it's hard to comprehend what he was thinking. His character is weird, his decisions are even weirder.
In a nutshell, war of the worlds is a summation of spielberg's previous films. you should not anticipate it to be like terminal or catch me if you can. The visual effects almost turned it onto a cartoon. Peole do age, so does spielberg.