Obnoxious children. Very mean aliens. A blue-collar hero. And a creepy, paranoid Tim Robbins digging holes in the basement. Put them all together and you have one big summer blockbuster! The special effects are fantastic in this thriller about a hostile alien takeover as seen from the eyes of one American family. There are some genuinely scary moments (red is no longer my favourite flower colour) and the action is as non-stop as Tom Cruise's blue-collar antics. The movie handles the whole 'they're already here' thing in an interesting, innovative way. See the movie and put some cash in poor Tom's pocket!
- Rating: ***½
