Great film, shame about the ending!!!!

Rating: Null/10 (22 July 2005)

Well after reading other comments, its the ending of the film that undid all the hard work and yards of this movie.
Tom Cruise was actually good in this film. What was most refreshing, was the character played by Cruise was a worker on the docks. In the original book, the hero was a journalist.
Written by the famous socialist HG Wells, War of the Worlds is a classic in terms of story and literature. Bringing that story into a 21st century setting was interesting. Unlike the 1953 version, which showed America prepared to use the atom bomb on its own Country...somehow, that temptation was avoided by this release.
The special-effects, were stunning...the aliens were similar in looks to another famous modern Sci-Fi film...so a minus on the ideas front for that one!Other than that...the effects were great.
The plot was true to the book, except the part played by Tim Robbins.
However, the ending...how, what, why, where?????? Unbelievable! Would still urge people to see the movie, tension, fear and terror from 10 minutes in to 5 minutes from the end! Great job on Direction!