Id4-signs/et x taken + close encounters - War of the Worlds Reviews

Tom Cruise as Ray Ferrier is the best there is in terms of endearing himself and no matter what role he portrays he always fit it like a tee. I know that his role here may not be as lucrative in terms of showmanship like in The Last Samurai, Mission Impossible and even Top Gun. However, he can still muster enough credentials to believe who he is. His performance can be attributed to his Jerry Maguire role of trying to find his niche in times of difficulty and despair. I always wonder why he hasn?t won any best actor award in the Oscar which such performance of excellence for each outing he makes. Dakota Fanning is an exemplary child actress and makes you think that the movie is a continuity of her role in Taken, but this time around she portrays the role of any given child in that scenario. The movie was a little bit grainy and sometimes too dark, but it sets the mood of the action sequences that arises afterwards. I won?t give up any spoiler but the special effects are quite inventive (but once you see Star Wars everything looks ordinary anyway) for this kind of Sci-Fi genre. It showcased a combination of Independence Day minus Signs divided by E.T. and multiplied by Taken plus Close Encounters of the Third Kind Overall, the movie was quite entertaining but the human element is the basic fulcrum of the film and center onto one character that bridges the tenacity to never give up no matter how dire the circumstances are. I guess you would say that it is not your typical popcorn movie since it delves on the soulful characteristic of man facing something extraordinary. I hope you would enjoy the film as I do but some were quite disappointed that it should be plain action and dump the human element. At the end of the day, it all depends on your point of view but the real reason is still to enjoy and relax and take your mind elsewhere to the wonderful world of Spielberg. PS: It is 100 times better than Signs.