Dakota Fanning

Rating: Null/10 (30 September 2006)

I agree with many of the other comments in that this was a disappointing effort with some good moments. I don't agree with Dakota Fanning's performance. Having seen "Man on Fire" several times and admired her acting in that film, I was expecting a lot more from her in "War of the Worlds". From the scene where Ray steals the car, I was sincerely hoping that one of those alien death rays would transform pretty little Dakota into a bundle of rags. No such luck! I had to endure her wide eyed stares and relentless high pitched screeching and whining till the end of the film.
The film did have some memorable images: notably the scene by the river with the bodies floating by and the flaming train roaring through the station. Too much suspension of belief and too much dwelling on the dysfunctional family, and of course, there's Dakota.