Good yet disappointing a little

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2005)

Partial Spoiler (Don't worry nothing of importance revealed.)
The movie is about aliens (obviously), and the plot is that the machines have always been ************************ and the aliens have started to ******************* through lightning storms (Don't worry I won't reveal the juicy parts). The special effects are amazing, and increasingly becoming closer and closer to reality. In this movie too, we cannot make out what is real and what is computer-generated. Tom Cruise plays the role of a father, who is over-protective of his children. The movie mainly follows the adventures of Tom Cruise as he tries to reach the children to their mother's safety. The movie is scary in some places, esp. the storm scenes. It could have been made as a full-fledged horror film. Some parts of the movie are pictured excellently, esp. the part where Tom Cruise is driving the only functional car between NY and Boston, and his son is trying to calm down his daughter. The camera zooms in, revolves around the car, and then zooms out in a single shot.
After watching two(?) hours of destruction, the ending comes quite suddenly. The climax is surprising and thoughtful, may disappoint some. Many loose ends are there in the movie, which the viewer will forget soon if he/she has enjoyed the movie.