Terrific. Great Sci-Fi

Rating: 9/10 (8 August 2013)

It's 2077. The war on earth is over. The Alien Scavengers (Scavs) lost, but some are still around. Earth is devastated and all the people were relocated to one of Saturn's moons. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) has a job of repairing robot drones that will help reclaim earth's resources. He and his Communications Officer, Victoria (Andrea Riseborough) are the only two on earth and their contracts are almost completed and she cannot wait to leave. Jack, on the other hand, wants to stay.
When a space ship crashes near Jack, he is told not to investigate because of the intense radiation, but he goes anyway, discovers there is no radiation, sees his drones kill the people in stasis, but he saves Julia (Olga Kurylenkio) who he had been seeing in dreams (his memories had been wiped and these dreams of her confuse him) and now has doubts about all he had been told, and why did his drones kill?
When he meets the leader of the Scavs, Beech (Morgan Freeman), he is told things are not what they seem and he tells Jack to go to the Radiation Zone and learn the truth. The Radiation Zone has always been off limits because .well, because of the radiation. Get it? And, when he goes there you, too, will learn the truth especially if you listened carefully to Beech's explanation - when Jack was captured - of how things happened regarding the war.
The visuals and CGI are Oscar-Worthy and some of the most impressive I have ever seen. Jack's bubble type run-about air ship is a thing of beauty. Hey, I want one.
The acting by all is very good. There is not a lot of action during most of the movie, but I was riveted to my seat from the beginning. I like good Sci-Fi and this is one of the best. I didn't want it to end.
The music - also Oscar-Worthy- is a winner in here. It'll get your heart pumping and your toes-tapping at times. Very good. Kudos.
Yes, in the beginning, you may recall that silly WALL-E movie (don't hold back, let it out) but this one with humans, is much, much better. This is a terrific Sci-Fi movie. (9/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: Female backside only and briefly. Language: One F-bomb at the end; some soft stuff otherwise at times.