War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds is a pretty good movie, following the HG Wells classic closely, except for England, its New York City. The CGI effects are exceptional, something only Spielberg could have dreamed up. The performances by Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning are good as usual. Most of the movie was a seat of your pants thrill ride, as Ray Ferrier, the loser uncaring father is caught in the middle of the huge moment in human history, trying to save his kids and redeeming himself in the end.

Now that I mention the end, this is where my complaints start. The movie suddenly ends. Ray and Rachel make it to Boston, the aliens suddenly gets sick and die without much explanantion, Robbie lives, the mom, step-father and ex-mother-in-law live too, everyone hugs and cries, the end. We were left wondering how the hell did the aliens die? The birds? Bacteria in the water supply?

I guess its because we witness these events through Ray's eyes, we are left with these gapping plot holes.

The movie would have been far better if Robbie died, how and why the aliens died was explained a bit more and the ending wasn't so cheesy happy. I give it 7/10.