Excellent Acting

Rating: 9/10 (6 July 2005)

The cast of War of the Worlds did an outstanding job in conveying the emotional turmoil that would be experienced in a situation like theirs. I sat in the theater completely engaged in the movie - and feeling the sheer terror and emotion of some of the moments. Tom Cruise excelled in portraying somewhat of a careless father at the beginning, and then developing a true passion for the lives of his kids, and growing because of it. Dakota Fanning did an outstanding job, once again, and I applaud the young actress for true and lasting talent, even at such an early time in her life. The fact that everyone important lives also gets a thumbs up : ) The only thing in the movie I was slightly disappointed with was such an unsurprising ending, but was satisfied, as the ending made sense. More often than not these days a believable and satisfying ending is hard to come by. Overall I give it a nine - excellent acting on all parts (some of the best i've seen), awesome special effects and action sequences, and an overall believable ending.