Not as interesting or exciting as it should have been

Rating: 6/10 (17 April 2017)

You could start watching this film at just about any point in its 2 hour running time and figure out the plot within 30 seconds. You won't have missed any crucial plot developments either, because there aren't any. For a film about an alien invasion, it's nowhere near as interesting or exciting as it should be.
It's also extremely frustrating, with no hint of an explanation as to why these aliens have chosen to invade earth and why they seemingly wish to destroy everything in their path. Even if that doesn't matter to the average viewer, the events that follow the invasion are just as perplexing.
If you can see past the flaws, 'War of the Worlds' is okay as a piece of entertainment. Tom Cruise is good in his role, but the fact that I didn't really care if his character lived or died says a lot about how uninvolving the film is.