A colossal invasion of Earth is coming in this off-kilter take on the legendary novel of the same name, filled with present-day themes of technology, government surveillance, and privacy.A colossal invasion of Earth is coming in this off-kilter take on the legendary novel of the same name, filled with present-day themes of technology, government surveillance, and privacy.A colossal invasion of Earth is coming in this off-kilter take on the legendary novel of the same name, filled with present-day themes of technology, government surveillance, and privacy.
Matt Corboy
- News Reporter #2
- (uncredited)
Harvey B. Jackson
- LAPD Ofc. Lyman
- (uncredited)
Jake Reiner
- News Reporter #3
- (uncredited)
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Inexplicable non-stop use of split screen with online conference software app like Zoom and Teams, with close ups of the apps themselves, and their annoying sounds and menus.
Meanwhile half the screen for most of the time we get Ice Cube's face and terrible acting making us wish for the Microsoft Teams menu to be shown up close again.
The government security expert doesn't seem very well trained, using his work computer to video call every Tom, Dick and Harry that he knows throughout the day, and therefore too busy so can only send text messages to the people he actually works with.
I had to switch off because I could not stand it any longer.
Meanwhile half the screen for most of the time we get Ice Cube's face and terrible acting making us wish for the Microsoft Teams menu to be shown up close again.
The government security expert doesn't seem very well trained, using his work computer to video call every Tom, Dick and Harry that he knows throughout the day, and therefore too busy so can only send text messages to the people he actually works with.
I had to switch off because I could not stand it any longer.
No storyline. Talent free acting. Senseless main character who doesn't do anything except hapless shoving the mouse pointer over the screen. For 20 minutes! The movie says: you have to believe now that the main character and his daughter are geniuses, because we say so. They are not, whatsoever. The alien spaceships appeared after 25 minutes into the movie, but it is too late, they can have this earth, it is not worthy to be saved.
Howard The Duck is a far better alien invasion movie, than this absolute steaming pile of ****.
There was no reason to make this movie, it is an insult the HG Wells and the entire genre.
The acting is terrible, you care little about the characters, and the CGI looks like it was generated using an Amiga 500.
There was no reason to make this movie, it is an insult the HG Wells and the entire genre.
The acting is terrible, you care little about the characters, and the CGI looks like it was generated using an Amiga 500.
I always thought that the second Independence Day movie would be the worst movie I ever saw, I was wrong.
This makes it look like The Godfather The plot is so weak, you could drive a coach and horses through the plot holes The best bit however is when it turns into an advert for Amazon when they introduce Prime Drone delivery where the hero needs to buy something from prime to allow it to work.
I can only believe that Ice Cube and Eva Longoria had tax bills they needed to fund to sign up for this nonsense.
I've watched this so you don't have to, you all owe me.
This makes it look like The Godfather The plot is so weak, you could drive a coach and horses through the plot holes The best bit however is when it turns into an advert for Amazon when they introduce Prime Drone delivery where the hero needs to buy something from prime to allow it to work.
I can only believe that Ice Cube and Eva Longoria had tax bills they needed to fund to sign up for this nonsense.
I've watched this so you don't have to, you all owe me.
Terrible. Just Terrible. Terrible acting. Terrible special effects. Terrible storyline. The list goes on and on. I honestly haven't watched something this bad in a long time. It is so bad that I felt depressed watching it. I cannot think of one single thing that is good about it. Complete and utter tripe.
Did you know
- TriviaFirst mentioned in 2020 as an untitled Bekmambatov feature starring Ice Cube for Universal. It resurfaced in July 2025, when it was released straight to streaming as a free movie on Amazon Prime. It was not screened for critics.
- GoofsDuring the ending credits under Special Thanks, The U.S. Department of Defense Office of Public Affairs is listed twice.
- Quotes
William Radford: They blew up my house, man.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Tyrone Magnus: WAR OF THE WORLDS | Official Trailer | Reaction! (2025)
- SoundtracksKeep Your Head Up
Written by Wolfgang Valbrun, Adam Holgate, James Graham, Thierry Lemaitre, Charlie Fitzgerald & Damian McLean-Brown
Performed by Wolfgang Valbrun
Courtesy of Jalapeno Records
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- Fighting of Us
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- 1h 31m(91 min)
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- 1.78 : 1
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