War of the Worlds
A New Jersey crane operator and hopeless father, Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise), has
his weekend with his kids interrupted by alien invaders who have come to destroy Earth
and its inhabitants. We follow the Ferrier family as they struggle to survive the
extermination attempt as they herd along the east coast. Along the way their relationships
are tested as they learn more and more about each other, and mankind.
Accompanying Cruise on the screen is a very impressive Dakota Fanning as
Ray's 10 year old daughter, Justin Chatwin is his typical teenage son, and Tim Robbins
plays a paranoid survivor that the family bunks up with for a few nights. Over all the
acting is suffice, like I said; Fanning takes the cake in her role, where everyone else pulls
off the performances needed. However I am not telling you to see this movie because of
the acting. It is the special effects, sound effects, action, and mainly the techniques used
by Spielberg to tell......
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