Horrible ending. Too bad, because the movie was good.

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2005)

I don't know much about the original, so maybe this is just how the story goes, but I thought the end was abrupt, disappointing and did not do the rest of the movie justice. There was no buildup to the end, nor was there any real closure. That's it? The aliens destroy most of our planet and then they get sick and die? Pretty disappointing. I was waiting for the clever plot that the humans would cook up to reclaim their planet, but instead the got it back by default. Or, there could have at least been some kind of development before this finale. It came too suddenly. Also, the son character should have died. The fact that he got back alright (with no explanation as to how) was predictable and cheesy.Tom cruise did a good job, but I do think having such a blockbuster star takes something away from certain movies. Imagine Memento with Brad Pitt instead of Guy Pierce. I would have given this movie an 8 or 9, but the ending killed it for me and for the people I saw it with. Spend your money on Batman Begins instead.