Just loved it

Rating: 10/10 (29 July 2013)

Believe me when I say that I do not like movies because of the actors that are in them. The movies have to be good regardless of the director or film star. I say this because the last movie that completely blew me away was Vanilla Sky and now another Tom Cruise movie has done the same. I couldn't find fault with it. At all. Its visually stunning and yet very understated, not once did I feel that the creators were showing off as is so common these days. The OST is unbelievable. M83 have managed a score that easily equals Hans Zimmer, Michael Kamen and Thomas Newman. I can't speak highly enough of the music and its part in my appreciation of the film. It is simply beautiful and used to great effect throughout. Cruise is on top form and looking very comfortable. Morgan Freeman is terrific as usual and really suits the part so well. The story is not complicated but then it doesn't have to be - its a human interest story at its heart. I loved this movie. Its right up there beside Bladerunner, Star Wars and The Fifth Element on my shelf of "classic"(!) sci-fi films.