Decent acting, great graphic and sound effects, little plot, but overall a good movie.

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2005)

I pretty much liked just about everything in this movie. A few scenes here and there where a bit off. Many scenes where quite "psychologic". In many scenes, there is no gore, but you can see it in your mind (at least for me), there is also a great sense of fear. This was also one of the few movies that I actually held my breath in, with out even realizing that I am.
As for the acting, Tom Cruise wasn't the greatest, but his strange behavior kind of went with his role. Dakota Fanning, as usual, was absolutely great. Not much to say about it, besides that it was good. Justin Chatwin was decent as well.
The visual and sound effects are absolutely wonderful. Some of the most beautiful and detailed that I have seen in a movie.
For the plot, there isn't much. No explanation how certain things happen, why the Aliens didn't do some things (you will know what I mean when/if you watch it), and many other things.
If you ignore the flaws in the plot, everything else seems to be quite alright.