Worst Ending Ever

Rating: 6/10 (23 December 2005)

Tom Cruise's performance in this movie is actually very good and the FX are great. Unfortunately both are eclipsed by an unforgivably awful ending. Also the kids are annoying and their defiance ceases to be character development and becomes a hindrance to the story.
The aliens' fate is fine but the happy family reunion absolutely made me ill. Sometimes a movie deserves a dark ending; even summer blockbusters.
The ending felt like it had been filmed first and then didn't work with all of the death and destruction that was shot afterwards. Possibly. But regardless, the movie deserved better.
Better than ID4. Signs is a better invasion movie.