SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE DAMN MOVIE BUT IT TOTALLY IS WORTH WATCHING I understand there isn't so much as hate towards the film so much as being considered underwhelming and disappointing. The title of the film is War of the Worlds. What we get is a film about an irresponsible parent played by Tom Cruise who must learn and adapt to a situation that suddenly forces him to be one, in this case, machines coming from the ground as opposed to from the sky, and to protect his family by getting them to safety.