Weak

Rating: 5/10 (30 June 2005)

I read a lot of reviews and expected a hell of a lot more. The plot was slow and lacked depth. The original War of the Worlds was better fundamentally, while the special effects were obviously better. Expect a far-reaching plot with great special effects. The acting was as good as expected and most of the directing was well done. I felt that it could have moved a little faster at times and that there could have been some better action scenes from around the world. One issue involved the narrow scope of the movie. With reading about the production, Spielberg was rushed in making this movie and I feel that might have contributed to the small variety of stories. There could have been more of a World-Wide focus, especially bc this story is about an attack on the world, (hence War of the Worlds), not just NY and Boston. Without being so exciting going in, I probably would have enjoyed this much more