Just too unbelievable for make believe

Rating: 5/10 (23 July 2005)

This could have been a much better movie if it were not for a few things.
1. The city the Tom Cruise (Nowhere, New Jersey) had lost all power (watches, cars and everything), yet when the aliens starting kicking butt and taking names there were still cameras and video cameras working. MAJOR HOLE! Spielberg should be ashamed for that.
2. Tom Cruise's son...why was he in the movie again? Why did he want to see the army losing to the aliens? And how did he make it to Boston in the end? Pointless character.
3. Tom Cruise v. Tim Robbins - sorry, but my money is on the crazy 6 ft plus maniac. Although the determined father could draw super strength from his daughter I suppose. I could let that one slide.
4. And MOST IMPORTANTLY every major city in the world has been razed. Last time I checked Boston was a major city. You mean to tell me that not only was that one neighborhood in all of Boston was not touched by the aliens but EVERYONE would emerged from the house looking no worse for the wear? They looked fabulous and the freakin' house was still intact. Not only was everybody home, clean and looking FABULOUS, but they simply looked as if they ate bad pork or something. Sorry Spielberg (and I'm a fan) but that was WACK!! At least have the house destroyed and a couple of people in bandages cleaning through the ruins, that would've been more meaningful. AND THE BOY MYSTERIOUSLY EMERGING....WEAK, WEAK WEAK! But I have to say for Boston that that was one hell of a curse that was lifted to barely be touched in that neighborhood. Maybe the Kennedys were there too.