Just Falls Short

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2015)

This movie, with an excellent cast and lots of hype, was a very good movie. However, some missing pieces and confusion ended up sealing Oblivion's fate as just that- a very good, not great, movie.
First of all, the plot was very complicated- while all of it fell into place at the end, the confusion I felt for nearly half the movie ended up being the biggest concern for me. The plot had ridiculous amounts of thought and time put into it, which allowed me to appreciate it at the end. I mean, this plot was ridiculously well-thought out: Aliens attack and destroy earth. Jack Harper's mission is to "clean up" before abandoning earth forever to join the rest of humanity on the Tet. However, it turns out the aliens are actually humans, Jack is actually a clone, and the Tet is an evil planet-destroying being. Jack, and his fellow astronauts, were swallowed up by the Tet except for Julia. Through a series of circumstances, Jack meets Julia and remembers their relationship. Jack, learning that he is a clone, bands together with the remaining humans to destroy the Tet, sacrificing himself and providing Julia with a new Jack- the clone he had beaten earlier.
The graphics, cast, and ideas were all there- director Joseph Kosinski just got too caught up in the plot for this movie to be a success.