Since it was a Spielberg movie i had expected much more

Rating: 6/10 (28 June 2020)

War of the Worlds is a Sci-Fi action movie directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins.
When you see the name of Tom Cruise in the lead and Steven Spielberg as the director you raise the bar of your expectations and to be honest i am highly disappointed because i might be expecting a lot after seeing these two big names.
The start of the movie is good and acting is superb and a special mention for Dakota Fanning who did a rather tough job commendably well. Tom Cruise was as always impressive. Tim Robbins is wasted in the movie.
The Screenplay is ok but with few stupid scenes i really doubt the wisdom of the screenplay writer as i failed to understand the reason behind some of the scenes. For instance In one of the scenes Robbie played by Justin Chatwin just starts running in the direction of Aliens in order to fight with them and that too empty handed means i can't understand the reason behind the bravado as the army were not able to fight with the Aliens with ammunitions and he wanted to fight with them empty handed. In another scene when the alien tripod sees the Ferrier father and daughter sleeping Rachel started shouting and flees but why? If you think form the perspective of a kid they will never leave their parent in such scenarios and will try to be as close as possible. The ending of the movie is also abrupt and little disappointing.
Overall the movie is a decent entertainer but could've been better. The movie can be watched once and should be watched for some strong acting and great visuals.