Tom Cruise in the "Twilight Zone"

Rating: 6/10 (29 July 2006)

It would be far to say this is one of Spielberg's least good films, however, beside the astonishing special effects and believable scenes of ruins and refugees, I was not that moved of this particular story.
First, I did see the 1953 story and felt a bit cold about it. Then Spielberg makes an updated account, which in the 2/3s of the movie sounds great. But for the rest, the ending seemed to flat down a lot.
As Spielberg's a fan of the "Twilight Zone" (which he directed an episode in the 1985 movie...), for me, it looks like a long episode with "special guest star" Tom Cruise. Funny thing about this: if Cruise stills looks young at his age, it was bizarre that he was the father of a rebel teenager. Nevertheless, I particularly enjoyed Tim Robbins role as a paranoiac recluse...
A movie for extraterrestrial attacks buffs only, for the rest, remain to the "old enjoyable Spielberg stuff".