None of the 20 reviews listed for War of the Worlds on Rotten Tomatoes gave it a positive score, and the fan-generated Popcornmeter only comes out slightly better at 18%. 50 Cent posted the following to Instagram upon seeing headlines about how poorly this sci-fi flick has been received (edited for grammar and clarity):

The movie has been universally panned by critics as a poor adaptation of the original novel and a feature-length advertisement for Amazon.

O'Shea Jackson Jr. responded to an X user who posted, "I truly can't believe this adaptation of War Of The Worlds is actually a real film with a real budget and Ice Cube is actually in it."