Review of War of the Worlds (2005) by Danc. — 05 Aug 2006
Sure, it looks great, the special effects are seamless, but is it any good? Nope. It's weak sauce, as the kids say. Nothing compelling, a lot of awkward missteps (everything from the missed details of newscasters referring to "THE Ukraine" to Tom Cruise unconvincingly being unpleasantly surprised by the taste of humus to the son's inexplicable behavior after the invasion).
But the biggest misstep is the casting of Cruise as the everyday working stiff just waiting to be a hero. Weak sauce indeed, Mr. Spielberg, Mr. Cruise.
This review of War of the Worlds (2005) was written by Danc. on 05 Aug 2006.
War of the Worlds has generally received positive reviews.
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