Forgettable

Rating: 6/10 (28 January 2016)

I think the main problem with this movie is that it was developed for general audiences, for everyone to watch and understand.
This movie begins with a voice-over from Tom Cruise explaining what happened to the world and his current situation, so that you start the movie knowing what's going on. As the movie goes on, EVERY single thing that you were told during the intro is basically explained again. This kinda ruins the movie a little bit. If Tom Cruise's character looked up at the destroyed moon I'd be like "What the hell happened there?", and this could have been explained in a clever way throughout the movie. But no, he's already told me why the moon is like that, so let's just get on with the story.
The story itself is OK, and the ending is maybe the best part, even though it's far from excellent.
What saves this movie is maybe the action scenes and the visual effects. It's worth the watch if you're in the mood for a brainless sci-fi action.