Good could have been better

Rating: 5/10 (11 January 2014)

Scariest of all the alien invasion movies. Special effects brilliant from the master Spielberg. The only irritating part of the movie was the portrayal of the 2 kids; Especially Robbie who looked retarded and behaved erratically all throughout the movie. The girl kept screaming at the drop of the hat so much that it starts to bore a hole in your head. Tom Cruise was OK in his typical distracted manner. The backdrop to the invasion was to show the dysfunctional family of the protagonist and in that attempt the director went a little overboard. That's why I drop the rating from 7 to 5. The ending was a bit anti-climatic for the earlier buildup but nevertheless thanks for letting me put in my 2 cents.