Good sci-fi Journey but with many problems

Rating: 6/10 (15 February 2014)

Going into watching this film I was hoping for a good new sci-fi universe with a good story and characters. Well I got some of what I wanted and some that I didn't. The idea of this film is incredibly cool with the survivors against this mysterious alien species that destroyed the Earth. All the vehicles, machines and weapons design is intriguing and I would very much like to see these designs be continued. The majority of the narrative is solid, however this film never really hits the emotional response that it was going for and there are huge plot holes towards the end of the film which left me scratching my head. Also most of the performances in this film including Tom cruise are pretty average, but the best performance is definitely by Morgan Freeman and a big negative is that Freeman isn't in the film enough in my opinion. This film had some good action sequences but not really an interesting foe, it can also drag at places. However this film is above average because of its style, interesting universe and Morgan Freeman, I believe this film could have been improved by having him more in the film.