The ending ruins this great film

Rating: 8/10 (13 November 2009)

Something rises up from the ground, a tri-pod which begins to decimate everything in it's path and it's up to Ray Ferier to get his children to safety.
This is a remake of the original that is based on the book and is set in America. First of all this is a Steven Spielberg movie and, this man never falls short of amazing; he dazzles us with the special effects and cgi that made Jurassic Park amazing. The build up to to the arrival of the aliens is beautifully handled, as we see a storm begin to brew and lighting strikes not once, but twice. The earth begins to crumble and giant tri-pods emerge...The Tri-pod thing was a little disappointing but Steven kept to the original as close as possible... Tom Cruise gives up the 'hero' mantle to play a father whose made mistakes and he succeeds in a way, although you expect him to save the day and he does...Dakota Fanning is wonderful as the little girl and she displays her amazing acting abilities here once again..The scene were Ray is running as the dust of fried humans falls is simply stunning and the river of the dead, freezes you..
The ending for me was the really disappointing thing..Everything turns out great..Ray's moody son, who runs off to fight with the army arrives home before him...Like I said...The ending ruins a great film.