I give this movie a solid "B". I found the special effects very
special indeed, and I agree there are real moments of tension. My
daughter was much impressed, but she's only read the novel and not
seen the first 50's movie. With that earlier flick in mind, it was
hard not to detect parallels, and I think Spielberg drew from that old
bit of cinema more than the novel itself, though there's plenty of
that too of course. All in all a good afternoon at the movies.

Outside of the buffoon on the cell phone in my particular theatre!
What a troll!

Dean