Slow, Plot OK, Settings/Future EnVisioned Well Done

Rating: 6/10 (26 May 2013)

(Spoilers) Directed by John Kosinski, "Oblivion" is a visually beautiful film that has some drawbacks. For me the main drawbacks, were - 1. Casting Tom Cruise. He doesn't fit the character role very well imo. 2. The pacing of the movie sometimes lagged. 3. The choice of the director to indulge too much mindless run-of-the-mill action scenes with weaponry. This may have been called for in the story, but perhaps editing/rework would've helped. Despite these issues and even a few implausibilities the movie still was interesting and engaging. Both lead female actresses Olga Kuralynko and Andrea Riseborough did well and looked fabulous on screen. I'm sure others have already compared "Oblivion" to the better "Moon", a decidedly Science Fiction movie. This story certainly grabs from it, but not in a bad way. The visuals and flying were captivating, and the narrative serviceable. Overall, admittedly I liked it more than not. It salvaged enough of a back-story to augment the visuals, although that sounds backwards. Still Give it about a 6.5/10. And must mention last, the music was pretty good too.