War Of The Worlds

2005
US
116 min
12A

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: Josh Friedman, David Koepp
Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins

HG Wells' alien invasion as seen through the eyes of Spielberg and divorced east coast blue-collar dockworker Ray Ferrier (Cruise). Despite good atmospheric work in the first half, pyrotechnics and noise render this to be only an adequate version of the much adapted book.