War of the Worlds (2025)

War of the Worlds (2025) is corporate trash. When it's not painfully cliche, it's downright amateur. The illogical plot is a series of detached events because the paper-thin drama barely relates. Its characters are hollow with a dislikable protagonist. There are posturing themes about modern surveillance, but the script simplifies politics as well as excuses a certain level of systemic over-policing. The dialogue is either excessively forced exposition or repetitive nonsense. All the sci-fi is contrived. While there's brief effort from its supporters, the acting from Ice Cube is unconvincing and unrehearsed. Therefore, War of the Worlds repels emotional investment.

Technically, War of the Worlds' cheapness is impressive. Directly opposing its material by removing viewers from the story, its screenlife framing device is an obvious cost-cutting excuse. The unvaried cinematography is altogether resigned. Providing no structure or momentum, its editing is amorphous monotony. Genre elements, excessive voiceovers, and lacking volume equalization are in the soundscape. Its music is generic nothingness. Overly confined, the production design is a parade of blatant product placement. Its cast has meager fame plus terrible fit. The effects combine weak CGI with tacky green screens. Overall, War of the Worlds is offensive in its negligence.

Writing: 1/10

Direction: 0/10

Cinematography: 1/10

Acting: 2/10

Editing: 1/10

Sound: 4/10

Score/Soundtrack: 3/10

Production Design: 0/10

Casting: 3/10

Effects: 2/10

Overall Score: 1.7/10

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