Review of War of the Worlds (2005) by Chris M — 03 Apr 2013

Sorry, but I can't stand Dakota Fanning screaming like she's auditioning for a raptor in Jurassic Park. But even if she's tolerable, War of the Worlds is just a tedious alien invasion movie that doesn't add anything new to this tired sub-genre of science fiction. Oh sure it's focused on a dad and two kids (which is different), but they're not important characters comparing to what you normally see in alien invasion movies or end of the world movies (an army or national guard fighting alien forces).

This movie was trying to be deep on life or something like it, but it's buried underneath with the over use of special effects, people acting like idiots, the lack of suspense, Dakota Fanning the Velociraptor, and overall bad writing.