Weak and disappointing - War of the Worlds Reviews

Tom Cruise rarely fails to annoy me, whether acting coked-up in his personal life or on screen he's always manic and frenzied to the point that you just want to smack him. This movie really proves to be no exception to the rule, either, as Cruise runs around as a frenzied, one-dimensional hotshot good guy. Hey, what a stretch from his usual role as a frenzied, one-dimensional hotshot good guy. Still, don't think that I'm purely colored by some grudge against Cruise in my dislike of this movie. The whole thing has been done to absolute death, and far better, in other movies. What we get here is a standard, illogical but visually-stirring attempt at a summer blockbuster a la Independence Day, Armageddon, etc. but it's just not as good as either of those movies, not that they're works of art. Overall, if you're going with the thought of seeing a great movie in mind, you should seriously look elsewhere or just watch Batman again.