War of the Worlds: Revival, which came out on Amazon Prime Video on July 30, 2025, stars Ice Cube as Will Radford, a cybersecurity whiz for Homeland Security. Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, and Andrea Savage are also in it. The movie is supposed to be a fresh take on the old alien invasion story, using a screenlife style, so you see everything through Zoom, drone cameras, browsers, and social media. Thing is, people are talking about it, but not in a nice way.
This Screenlife thing just doesn’t work
Instead of sucking you into a scary alien attack, the movie keeps everything on these cruddy computer screens. People are saying it’s a lazy idea that doesn’t flow right and ruins any suspense. It’s like, because of the way it’s shot, no one, not even the characters, cares what’s going on. It just feels flat. What could have been this crazy, worldwide disaster ends up as a bunch of boring video calls.
When actors don’t fit and the singing’s a bit rough
Word on the street is that Ice Cube is in the starring role? Not so great. Word is when he tries to get all emotional, it just feels forced and kind of funny, but not on purpose. And when he’s with the kids in the film? It’s just plain awkward, like there’s no real feeling there, which makes it tough to care about what’s happening. Folks are saying he acts like he’s in a skit instead of a serious sci-fi flick.
Critics Hate It, But People are Watching
War of the Worlds: Revival isn’t doing so hot among critics. It’s sitting at a big fat 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, and viewers don’t seem too thrilled either. People are calling it a disaster, saying it has got no heart, and complaining that it is boring. But here’s the crazy part: it’s shooting up the charts on Prime Video. Shows you that even terrible movies can get popular these days, mostly because folks just have to see how awful they are.
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It’s popular, but not in a good way
Ironically, people aren’t watching this movie because it’s good. They’re tuning in just to make fun of it. This hate-watching thing actually made the streaming numbers go up. It’s a weird example of how bad publicity can actually get people to watch something these days.
Wrapping Up
So, War of the Worlds: Revival? It could have been a cool, up-to-date take on a sci-fi classic. Instead, it was just badly done, with some strange acting and way too much pushing of products. People in the business are laughing about it. Sure, it’s doing well on streaming, but it looks like people are only watching to see just how awful it is. In the end, the real disaster wasn’t the aliens – it was the movie itself.
Written by Nidhi Singh