Review of War of the Worlds (2005) by Brian S — 03 Jul 2018
A thrilling take on alien invasion!
Director Steven Spielberg thrusts Tom Cruise into fatherhood during an alien invasion. Spielberg comes up with endless cool shots, pans, and scenarios to scare the life out of the audience. Cruise is quite compelling as an unwilling father. Unfortunately the children are really annoying. Dakota Fanning is a good little actress, but her incessant screams are heinously overdone. The son played by Justin Chatwin is too stubborn to the point of being ridiculous. His whole character is unnecessary as we get Cruise has to be a dad just from Fanning's character.
The run time is a little long, the special effects are a bit dated, the practical effects look great, the writing is passable, the action is terrifying, the music is scary, and the movie is entertaining.
War of the Worlds is no Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, or Minority Report, but it is still fun.
This review of War of the Worlds (2005) was written by Brian S on 03 Jul 2018.
War of the Worlds has generally received positive reviews.
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