Reviews

There is something not quite right about this film. Maybe it is because the intensity level is always on full blast, from the beginning to the end. I have also never seen as many people walk out of a film as I have this one, there was a constant stream of people leaving while watching this. One word of caution, you might want to seriously consider leaving the kids at home for this one. My son who doesn't have a squeamish bone in his body was shaken by the intensity level of this film. There are plot holes in this you could pilot a star cruiser through. Dakota Fanning and Tom Cruise both play their parts very well, the other characters could have been CGI and you would have noticed a difference. If you are a real fan of Spielberg then by all means see this, if you are glowworm on him there are better films out there to spend your money on.

I can sit through this movie once, but I doubt I could make it through a second time. Mildly entertaining mainly for the physical presence of Lindsay Lohan. The fun of Matt Dillon(think Something About Mary), and the re-emergence of a more serious acting Micheal Keaton. This is not the fun romp The Love Bug was but it is watchable. One of my main detractions from the movie was the fact that Herbie had evolved into R2D2 antics for the most part. I was bored with the headlight eyes effects about the second time of the 30 or so times they were used and the bending front fender caused the same reaction from me. Go see this with your little ones, i.e. the "single digit bracket" kids and don't expect a lot from this film.

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