Gawd, what a mess!

Rating: 1/10 (9 July 2005)

Hard to believe that this is a Spielberg project. He really has lost his touch. Is it bad writing, bad direction, or...? Is this the same man responsible for the depth of 'Schindler's List'? The characters are presented in such a shallow way that the audience can't care what happens to them. I was only hoping for the daughter to please SHUT UP! While this is apparently just a remake of the original film, surely someone with his talent can make a better-put-together production. This is a nightmare, a progression of horrifying scenes, with no character development at all, & a most improbably ending. Cruise does a good job, I guess, but basically this is a waste of everyone's time & money. Give me any other other Spielberg project, any time, any day.