There are no words to describe how bad this movie is ...

Rating: Null/10 (1 July 2005)

having just sat through this film with a bunch of friends, we are now engaged in a non stop attempt to find words to express our disgust. I have a constant chorus of voices sat behind me right now saying 'what the hell was that all about ...' Never have we all agreed so completely on a movie, and never have we found it impossible to find a redeeming feature. The Special effects are painfully bad, the script childish and amateur. Every actors performance was obviously a secret attempt to deride Spielberg by being deliberately bad. The characters were so inhuman, so opposite to how anyone would act, as to have convinced several of my gang to believe the film was intended to be a comedy taking the mickey out of serious movies.
It was really terribly bad. How it ever got made is beyond me, but that it was allowed a release by the stellar crew of film makers connected to it beggars belief. Every scene was painful to watch, the ones I manage to stay awake for and the rest of the party remained sitting through. Those of us who didn't walk out in frustration and utter disbelief wished we had done by the sudden and rushed ending.
I beseech you, save you money and 2 hours of your lives and just poke needles into your eyes instead. It will certainly be more pleasant. There is none of the brain dead popcorn entertainment you expect from Cruise, no simple but well directed Spielberg magic. There is just unremitting drivel, a butterball of a turkey.