Very underrated

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2006)

When you see a movie that is basically an effects movie you don't expect anything other then the effects with other things like plot and acting relegated to the deep, deep background. And so it would seem with this movie. However, this is far from the case. The story is the driving force with the special effects taking a second place. So as not to contain any spoilers, I will refrain from running through the various encounters that Mr. Cruise go through but when faced with some difficult decisions the easy route was not taken. To compare this movie with the awful Independence Day is like comparing The Godfather with Married to the mob but if you want just the Special effects with nothing to bother your brain then ID is the movie for you. And having said that, the effects in the movie were okay but we have seen them all before.