A rather brilliant Sci Fi Action movie with heart.

Rating: 9/10 (30 July 2013)

Brilliant, brilliant and, well, brilliant.
The entire film is brilliant.
The entire landscape and soundscape is wonderful.
The pacing, editing, direction and CGI are all flawless.
Tom Cruise really can carry a movie and imbue it with a solidity and grounded manliness and this is a brilliant vehicle for him.
Olga Kurylenko does a lovely turn in her role, showing a sensitivity that helps bring the human element of the film to life.
Same too does Andrea Riseborough, who is equally lovely, but in a different, more sublime way.
But, even with the great Morgan Freeman present, it is Tom Cruise who really brings this movie to life.
I highly recommend this film to anyone who loves a good story told well. Especially if they like it mixed with action. And even more so if they love SciFi with a human element, as I do.