A Deplorable film

Rating: 3/10 (21 November 2005)

What possessed Spielberg to make this chronically bad film. Once again for Spielberg it's TOOOOO LOOONG. Not to mention the fact that this story did not need re-telling. Agreed it was a great story of it's time, and in it's original format (a radio play) scared a generation almost to revolt, that said in today's society and with Spielbergs adaptation merely equates to "Aliens come to Earth, then die!" Tom Hanks does his best and the two kid actors aren't too annoying, Tim Robbins however stinks the place up (Is this really the same actor who gave us Shawshank Redemption?) Please do not waste your time or money on this film, only the special effects got this film a 3 out of ten, and more and more these seem to be the only thing Spielberg gets right in a movie