Review of Oblivion (2013) by Mark D — 06 Feb 2015

I had to ponder this one a bit before writing the review. Despite Tom Cruise overload, I kind of liked this movie. It was far more "intimate" than I was expecting. Despite what the ridiculous synopsis says it's really just about one man's personal journey of discovery, , not saving mankind entirely. Sure, that's in there a little bit, but it's secondary.

There's a lot wrong with Oblivion. I was left with questions on top of questions, and not all the good kind that come from great movies. I won't even go into them.

The movie looks and sounds great. Andrea Riseborough is totally yummy, and Morgan Freeman even shows up in kind of a stupid role. Actually, that whole portion of the movie makes very little sense.

Still, I'm a glutton for sci-fi, and liked it more than I probably should have.