An excellent Sci-Fi thriller based on the Orson Wells story from 1953

Rating: 8/10 (20 June 2006)

This remake in 2005 of the 1953 film "The War of the Worlds" is highly recommended. When the aliens come it depicts the struggle for survival in a world of total devastation through the eyes of a father, Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) and his two children, Rachel and Robbie.
For me the film works on two levels; As well as an alien Invasion, like the original, it is also modern day commentary of the "war" between the two worlds of a divorced family with the children torn and damaged in the middle.
On an access visit, Ray Ferrier does all he can do protect his two children against absolutely impossible odds to ensure their survival. After his almost adult son gets separated whilst trying to stand against the invaders, and his daughter is captured by the aliens, Ray Ferrier does what any parent would do, he casts aside any thoughts for his own safety and takes the fight to the aliens in a desperate attempt to rescue his daughter, and what a long awaited payback it was!
This alternate view of the film reaches conclusion when Ray Ferrier returns his children to their mother, the end of the access visit, and the end of another episode in their "War of the Worlds".