Fun movie with chills and thrills!

Rating: Null/10 (20 August 2005)

This movie has everything you could want in a summertime movie, for real! Spectacular special effects, terrific solid acting, FANTASTIC score, and the best director, Steven Spielberg! This man can do no wrong and this movie does not disappoint for even a bit! I was very happy to have gone to see it. Tom Cruise is so solid in this movie, he plays fear very VERY well, and Tim Robbins part could have been bigger, I think, to be honest, but he has always played so well in every part - this movie is no exception. The children Justin Chatwin and Dakota Fanning are also good. I read the book a very very long time ago but I do remember it fairly well, and though of course many things are changed in it, it has been updated to present day with good attention to staying true to the original story!
I thought the soundtrack was very effective for the scenes, although no one else in my group noticed it nearly as much as I did, to be honest.
Terrific summer movie!