Good and Forgettable

Rating: 6/10 (17 November 2009)

"War of the Worlds" was a pretty good movie. I was almost apt to give it a seven, but it is just short of that rating for me. The movie is definitely not a unique one in that it is reminiscent to many alien movies, "Independence Day" being the most obvious. But hey, I loved "Independence Day" and don't mind seeing another film that is similar.
Tom Cruise is one of my favorite actors and he was good in this. Not as good as in "Vanilla Sky" or "Minority Report" or any number of his great performances, but good nevertheless. I typically hate most child actors, but Dakota Fanning has always been one of the better ones in my book and she is good in this as well.
I definitely enjoyed this film, but it is very forgettable. There is just nothing that stands out. The monsters are neat, but not overly impressive. The acting is good, but not anything special. The story is interesting, but has been done before.
I would recommend this to anyone as a very good blockbuster to watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon.