War Of The Worlds A Decent Sci-Fi Remake

Rating: 7/10 (20 June 2009)

War Of The Worlds is a decent sci-fi remake from director Steven Spielberg who continues to show his skill as filmmaker with this one despite it's flaws. The cast for the most part are good in their roles including Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, and Tim Robbins. Miranda Otto makes a few brief appearances but like Robbins she doesn't get nearly enough screen time. Miranda Otto however is still effective with her cameo role in the movie. The rest of the cast are okay but no one stands out. The special effects are amazing especially the Tripods and the other aliens/machines that make brief appearances. The destruction left by the aliens is horrific showing audiences a war between humans and an advanced race of beings not from their world. The action is pretty intense and non-stop once the aliens make their presence known. The film may be a bit light on character development except for Cruise but the special effects and the action sequences make this remake worth seeing at least once. The pacing in between the action was a little slow at times and the film does leave a lot of questions unanswered which isn't really a bad thing I guess. Overall despite it's flaws though War Of The Worlds is a decent movie with intense action, great special effects, some suspense, and good performances by the cast who make this sci-fi remake worth the time to watch but it could have been a little better.