Michael Bay's skill in putting together a series of harrowing scenes of chaos is ultimately undone by his obsession with telling every beat of the story as a courage versus cowardice tale. (decider.com)
Exquisitely paced, its performances and mood are so perfectly gauged that it is one of the most harrowing scenes so far this year. (dallasfilmnow.com)
In War of the Worlds, two of the most harrowing scenes involve no aliens. (reverseshot.org)