War of the Worlds

Rating: 10/10 (29 June 2005)

This movie was fantastic it is what Independence Day should have been. Spielberg did a great job in telling the heart of the story and avoiding the pitfall that so many movies fall into today and allow the special effects to overshadow the story. Cruies does a great job of reacting the way a human and most importantly a farther would act. So many times in movies like this the main character has to be a hero who unites everyone to save the day but not Cruise he does what you me and any other parent would do and tries to keep himself and more importantly his 2 kids alive. He has flaws but overcomes them the best way he can and in that way you feel like you can relate to his character. Don't get me wrong the special effects are jaw dropping and amazing but used the way they should be a a tool in telling a great story. The other thing I like about this film was the terror felt real it didn't come off as planned or predictable it was truly as scary as it was exciting a fantastic film from a fantastic director.