Mixed Reviews On 'War of the Worlds'

Well I've talked to a few people that have already seen 'War of the Worlds', and I have gotten some mixed reviews. One said that the beginning was awesome for about the first hour, but went down hill from there. The other two loved it except for a few things.

don't read if you don't want to spoil it for yourself

My brother said that the special effects were great and the dialogue was also good. He claimed it to be a mix of 'Sings' and 'Independence Day'. But there were some things that were a little off. He exclaimed how there was no real climax. He said it was building and building but no real extraordinary moment. He also didn't like that everyone was split up and in the end they all meet up. Oh, you think that someone I dead, but there not. He said that it had some styling that of M. Night Shyamalan.

Note a complete review, mainly because I haven't seen it yet, but its a start.