It was OK...could have been better.

Rating: 6/10 (7 November 2005)

I saw this movie twice in theaters when it came out in June. I thought it was pretty well done, and the actors all did a good job. A couple things I could complain about would be how people were recording the alien tripods on the video cameras, even after all electricity was supposed to be not working. I mean come on, if Tom's WRISTWATCH isn't even working, how the hell would people be able to use camcorders and digital cameras?!
Also, another part that didn't make a lot of sense was at the end of the movie when the kid's parent's house is the only one unharmed, and Robby comes home from the army without a scratch. I was kind of hoping that they would be told "I'm sorry, but your son didn't make it" or something like that, but no.
A lot of people were saying that Dakota screamed too much throughout the movie, and thought she was annoying, but you can't judge her acting abilities on this movie alone. I'll admit it was a little annoying after a while, but she didn't choose to act like that, she only did what the directer told her. Little Dakota has been my favorite child actress for a while now, and I think she did a great job in the movie, despite what many other people are saying about her.
I only wish that this movie had been longer. It seemed so short when I watched it in the theater. It was a good movie, but if they had taken some extra time to perfect it, and fix the mistakes, it could have been a lot better. I give it a 6/10.