Review of Oblivion

Oblivion (I) (2013)
8/10
A brooding and intelligent Sci-fi movie full of emotion , intrigue and overwhelming action scenes
15 February 2021
This splendid Science Fiction flick deals with Jack Harper: Tom Cruise, he is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. He works with his colleague and lover called Victoria : Andrea Riseborough . Part of a massive operation to extract vital resource after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs . Jack's mission is nearly complete . Living and patrolling the skies from thousands of feet above , his existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a stranger from a downed spacecraft . This person is a woman named Julia: Olga Kurylenko. As her arrival triggers a chain of events that forced him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands . Earth is a memorable worth fighting for.

Thrilling and exciting picture with nail-biting action , spectacular scenes , suspense, plot twists and state-of-art special effects . It is a breathtaking and hard-hitting adventure in which our hero will not only challenge everything he's been taught about mankind's most defining battle , but perhaps alter the entire course of human history . Interesting and thought-provoking script with plenty of twists and turns from Michael Arndt , Karl Gajdusek and Joseph Kosinski himself , based on his own graphic novel original story . Stars the great Tom Cruise giving a nice and agreeable performance . Cruise has been developing a long career including his magnificent roles in Mission Impossible and starring in various SciFi/fantasy movies becoming a true hero of the fantastic world , such as Minority Report , War of the Worlds , Edge of Tomorrow, The Mummy and this Oblivion. Tom Cruise is well accompanied by two beautiful and good actresses : Olga Kurylenko and Andrea Riseborough . As well as a fine support cast delivering brief but attractive interpretations as Nikolaj Coster Waldau , Melissa Leo , Zoe Bell's cameo and special mention for Morgan Freeman providing a sensitive and enjoyable acting as a saviour called Beech .

It displays a peculiar and moving musical score from Anthony González and Joseph Trapanese . The colorful and brilliant cinematography by expert cameraman Claudio Miranda . The motion picture was competently directed by Joseph Kosinski who has made a few but successful movies such as Only the Brave , Tron legacy , among others . Rating 7.5/10 . Above average . Well worth seeing . The movie will appeal to Tom Cruise fans and Science Fiction buffs .
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