Eh....

Rating: 5/10 (7 June 2006)

This movie is clearly not one of Spielberg's best. Although I love most of his other movies, this one did not do it for. This was most likely due to it's lack of depth and seemingly wasted time. In many Spielberg films, you can tell that not a single frame was wasted. For War of The Worlds, this is not the case. The first hour or so I thought was very good and for the circumstances seemed pretty realistic, but after *SPOILERS* Robbie left the movie and Tim Robbins came in, it seemed to me like time began to waste away. I could not wait for it to end, or at least certain scenes. Also, the end seems extremely rushed and just down-right stupid. There is really no other way to put it. Although there are some very good special effects, Spielberg should have learned over his years of great film-making that his movies do not need effects to be considered great. But, I believe that Spielberg will learn from his mistakes.
Tom Cruise is not that bad in this movie but it seemed like Dakota Fanning's entire job was to yell and scream with a face full of fright.