Utterly pathetic

Rating: 1/10 (9 July 2005)

This is one of the most utterly pathetic movies I've ever seen. Apart from a few nice special effects, everything else is pure trash. There's no real plot, as the script jumps from one unrelated event after another; the characters poorly developed (if at all) and ridiculously superficial; the sound score is uninspired and derivative. Tom Cruise's character seems to spend most of his time yelling his daughter's name (Rachel), who in turn spends most of her time annoying viewers with her high-pitched hysterical screams. It all comes as a real shock since we've all grown accostumed to Steven Spielberg's usually top quality output. As a sci-fi fan, I'm used to seeing lots of Z-quality films, but this one doesn't even deserve a letter, or a star - I'm giving it one only because IMDb forces me too. Not even worth renting when it's released on video.