Shocking review of new Ice Cube movie revealed.
The new War of the Worlds movie starring Ice Cube has officially crash-landed on Rotten Tomatoes—earning a shocking 0% score from critics.
The film’s concept and plot explained.
The film is technically an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, but fans are struggling to see any resemblance to the iconic alien invasion epic.
This version of War of the Worlds features Eva Longoria and Iman Benson, and was directed by Rich Lee—though even that cast couldn’t save it.
In the film, Cube plays Will Radford, a surveillance analyst caught between a hacker, an alien invasion, and his family—all from the glow of a monitor.
Not kidding: the entire movie is largely set on a computer desktop. Think Unfriended meets WarGames, but with less suspense and more Prime branding.
The movie leans heavily into Amazon product placement—including one absurd moment where a USB drive must be delivered via Prime drone.
A scene where a delivery person recommends Prime Air mid-invasion has social media in stitches. Yes, this really happened—and yes, it’s in the plot.
Behind the scenes efforts highlighted.
Viewers can’t believe how much this movie cost, given the green-screen-heavy visuals and clunky script. One tweet asked if the whole thing was AI-generated.
According to Ice Cube’s son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., the film was shot years ago—under less-than-ideal conditions.
Jackson Jr. revealed the movie was filmed during the pandemic, tweeting that it was “Shot during the pandemic. Released 5 years later.”
It sat on the shelf for five years before landing on Amazon Prime—raising questions about why it was shelved so long, and why it was released now.
The heavy reliance on screen-based footage and limited cast interaction may have been a workaround for COVID safety protocols.
Reviews and reception unveiled.
That’s right. Zero. Nada. Not a single critic out of 15 (so far) had anything nice to say about Cube’s latest sci-fi flick.
Moviegoers weren’t much kinder—Amazon Prime viewers gave it a measly 14% on the Popcorn score, making this a true double-whammy of disapproval.
Critics aren’t mincing words. One review compared the movie to “a feature-length commercial for all things Amazon,” knocking its excessive product placements.
“Even with a Prime subscription, you have to sit through two minutes of ads to watch 90 more,” wrote Variety’s Peter Debruge in a scathing review.
The Telegraph’s Ed Power joked that Ice Cube looked like “he’s working through a reasonably urgent digestive ailment” while staring at a computer screen.
Critics argue that most of the film’s tension-free runtime shows Cube behind a desk, reacting to events via screens, rather than engaging action.
Ice Cube’s filmography includes everything from Boyz n the Hood to Are We There Yet?—but this might be his most polarizing role yet.
While his acting has been roasted, some argue the blame lies more with the script and direction than with Cube himself.
Despite the reviews—or maybe because of them—the movie is trending. A viral tweet showing the drone delivery clip sparked thousands of replies.
“Is this SNL? No, it’s real,” one user wrote, summing up the internet’s shared disbelief that this is a serious feature film.
Ice Cube’s son’s stance confirmed.
Jackson Jr. responded directly to the viral tweet, defending the timeline but not exactly praising the final product.
Noticeably, Jackson Jr. didn’t dispute the criticism—only confirmed the movie’s pandemic-era production and delayed release.
Social media isn’t holding back. Users have called it Cube’s “career low,” comparing it to “a bad Black Mirror episode with worse graphics.”
In true cult classic fashion, a handful of viewers are embracing the cringe—calling it “unintentionally hilarious” and “weirdly watchable.”
“Watching it now just to see how bad it really is,” one user wrote, capturing the bizarre appeal of a 0% movie starring a hip-hop legend.
“I need the 3-hour cut with even more product placements,” joked one user. “Let me see Cube buy a Kindle mid-invasion.”
The Rotten Tomatoes page says it all.
With a bright red “0%” critics rating next to the poster, the Rotten Tomatoes page has become a meme of its own.
This film is the latest in a growing trend of corporate-sponsored cinema, where the brand is the star—and viewers are noticing.
Despite the backlash, people are watching. Whether it’s for laughs, curiosity, or out of loyalty to Cube, the movie has attention.
Zero stars. Prime drones. Constipated stares. Ice Cube’s War of the Worlds may be one of the strangest streaming experiments of 2025—and people can’t stop talking about it.