Cruise is back to save the Earth or at least what's left of it

Rating: 7/10 (11 October 2013)

The Tom Cruise that we know chases Russians, performs some aerobic insanity out of the tallest building on earth and saves the globe in the last seconds. Well, he doesn't have to worry about saving the earth in this movie because it is already dealt with.
The movie starts with a brief story of our moon's end, resulting catastrophe, shifting the entire planet to Titan (Saturn's largest moon) and the ongoing fight with the so-called Scavengers, all narrated by Cruise himself.
Clearly Cruise himself agrees that his memory has been wiped after the war to protect the classified information from falling into the wrong hands. Everything goes like clockwork until a shuttle crashes and what happens next makes Cruise doubt everything.
If I add word more than that, you will curse me for this review. So I will keep the surprises unspoiled. This movie is a unique blend of various emotional coefficients like Love, Self realization, Sacrifice & Poetry (Yes, in a Tom Cruise movie).
The visual effects have been the heart and soul of this movie. You will find the ruins of Empire State, Golden Gate Bridge and if you have your eyes peeled, you may even notice the torch of the Statue of Liberty (in the canyons in the chasing sequence). Since this is a post apocalyptic script, grey dominates more than any other color, but you won't get the irritation out of it because it is well balanced by the High Tech gadgets, drones and a house which everyone wants to put their name on.
The cast have done a pretty decent job and as a result the movie looks even more presentable. With some neat twists at the end, this flick is definitely worth the time and money spent.