<p>Yeah it has quite a few holes and flaws (why is the video camera working after an electro magnetic pulse?) but I think Spielberg directs around them rather well. Until THE END. WHAT WAS HE THINKING? I'm not even talking about the poorly-paced, alien's-got-sick-(about the machinery argument, you're telling me that if you had disentery or malaria you'd be operating complicated machinery at the top of your capacity, c'mon they're dying give em a break?)-all-fall-down-climax. I'm talking about the resolution where the son comes BACK FROM THE DEAD. Come on Spielberg, what you did to AI was bad but that at least was way depressing the whole way through. This is a popcorn thriller. No need to sap it up with incredulity. It would be nice to show that main characters don't always make it.</p>
<p>I also wished he wouldn't have shown the alien's in the basement, quick glimpses of parts and shadows would have worked fine until the end where the dying one (which was actually a little creepy) would ahve freaked some out.</p>
<p>I think I'm more disappointed at some of the missteps taken b/c it had the chance to be great (like AI) but were ruined due to Spielbergs condescending to the audience.</p>
<p>P.S. Don't be disappointed in Spielberg for the script. B/c disappointed in bad directing decisions. Being mad at the director for the script is like being mad at a contractor for poor plumbing in a new home. Yeah they hired em but they really aren't to blame.</p>