The War of the Worlds

I am not at all sure how to describe this film. The reviews I had read before seeing it certainly painted it in a really bad light. Having now seen it, I agree with them since the movie was crap. But perhaps because I had such low expectations it was not as crappy as I had anticipated. The special effects are incredible and at times the tension which is created is really well done. But that really is all that is good about the movie. I was so disappointed in Tom Cruise but I guess he could only do so much with a movie based on an utterly ridiculous premise. I know the book by HG Wells is a classic but there is no way this film will be. I really can't recommend this film as worth seeing.