Great looking movie.. even if it has Tom Cruise doing his usual thing.

Rating: 9/10 (3 September 2013)

This is such a good looking sci-fi movie. It was directed by the same crew that made Tron Legacy, so it was visually stunning. At least, on HD. This is one of those movies that should be watched in 4k theaters or at home in blu ray.
I really liked the plot, although it featured Tom Cruise and his checklist of signature moves and contractual obligations. He did his usual scenes like flexing his short little body, the dramatic shower scene, riding a motorcycle(so we can be reminded that he's a biker and "does his own stunts"), his ambivalent attitude, his confused twitchy eye glare, etc.
The movie itself, was visually surreal in a very expensive looking way. The setting is not the usual post-apocalyptic wasteland we're accustomed to see in movies. Instead its a bleak, but natural looking landscape. The landscape is surrounded by dessert, sierras, snow, and futuristic architecture which were erected and terraformed by mysterious overlords called "Titans".
Tom Cruise inhabits a Jetsons style sky home above the clouds with his partner who runs security operations for the "Titan", a hovering utopian space station. Below is the Earth's natural wasteland where most of the movie takes place. Cruise's character is supposed to be Titan's mechanical technician who maintains and repairs Titan's security drones that protect some hydro energy plants used to power the HQ's orbiting in space. Below, a conflicted Cruise starts meddling and stirs up trouble to create an action adventure movie. Its kind of Minority Report all over again. Cruise does his PG13 action scenes and we pretty much know where it leads to.
This movie features some themes about religion and loneliness, but Cruise becomes a one man army and takes a dump on all of that. It even features a cruise solo shower scene. As if the one in "Jack Reacher" earlier in the year wasn't enough. Unlike Jack Reacher, this movie did not suck.
Overall, its a good movie. I thought the whole mood of the movie was depressing(in a good way) and very stylish. Some of the things that ruined it, for me at least, was the corny costars Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman. I don't mean to hate on the guy, but he makes the movie very predictable and PG13. He usually gets his way at the end and saves the day, world, or whatever..... Im not saying that is what happens in this particular movie, but i mean we all know whats going to happen just by seeing Cruise in the movie trailer. Btw, there is supposed to be a twist in the end... or like halfway through, or third way into the movie or something so its not like a spoiled the movie or whatever. I just recommend watching this on Blu ray with a good HD TV in 1080p.