Top scifi movie! 9

Rating: 9/10 (18 April 2013)

Before reviewing the movie "Oblivion", I announce that I am a huge fan of action and science-fiction movies, specially those set in the future, like "Total recall", "Paycheck", the "Star wars" saga movies, etc. Also, I am Tom Cruise's number one fan. So, when I heard of "Oblivion", I knew I would enjoy it. When I saw the trailer, I knew I would love it, but when I saw the movie at a cinema, I was very positively amazed. I cannot explain much about the plot because it is very original and is the "nitty-gritty" of the movie. The visuals are great. The devastated planet Earth, the ships, the battles, the action, the buildings, etc. are very well designed and the ships reminded me of the ones from the Star Wars saga movies. This movie gets inspiration from many others of the same kind. It is good to know that the script is original, I mean, it is not based on any movie, book, comic, video game, etc. Even though there is a lot of CGI, some visuals are more crafted than in most scifi current films. It is clear that the director Joseph Kosinsky has done an excellent job (better than "Tron: legacy", and I do not think this is bad at all). Kosinsky is a very young and promising director. He was able to combine intense action scenes with mystery and drama in one movie with a very fluid pace that makes you pay attention for every minute the movie lasts (it lasts a bit less than 120 mins.). Tom Cruise is great, one of the best actors of all. Moreover, he seems comfortable in the action scifi genre because "Minority report" and "The war of the worlds" are other excellent films starred by him. Anyway, they are not as good as "Oblivion" for me. Among the cast, we can also find Morgan Freeman (not his best role, but very good as always), Olga Kurylenko (a very active and believable actress), Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau (famous for acting in the series "Game of thrones", gaining importance in the industry and with a correct performance) and Andrea Riseborough (she is not still well-known, but she played an incredibly believable and dramatic role). In conclusion, the best things of the movie are the pace, the ships, the ships battle, the fight between Jack Harper and a clone of his, the plot's originality and, of course, Tom. The worse thing is that some detail can be a little predictable. "Oblivion" is a must-watch-movie for those who like scifi films and who admire Tom Cruise, too, like I do. 9.