Not much plot, lots of great special effects

Rating: 6/10 (4 July 2005)

Handled well in that there's not much humor so you get involved and are tempted to take it more seriously, other than that, it reminded me of Independence Day. There was no humorous character to laugh at and keep things light... the movie was much darker than this and I actually enjoyed that for a change. The special effects were marvelous and Dakota Fanning was excellent. Also, it wasn't full of shlocky hoaky crap dialogue and did have a few weird characters with an occasional twist and turn that one might not expect. A little raw for a PG-13 rating. Must see it on the big screen, if you don't, don't bother to rent it.