Alien Invasion With Twists and Turns

Rating: 7/10 (25 June 2014)

Oblivion is another alien movie but it has some interesting twists to it. Earth has been attacked by aliens, most of mankind has been wiped out and their only survival lies in escaping Earth. Or is it?
I could give a longer synopsis but what you want to know is if the movie is good or bad. I think the movie was very good. By pure coincidence (or not) it was released around the same time as After Earth with Will and Jaden Smith, which seems to have a similar story. I never saw that movie to give it as a comparison but like I said, this movie is cool.
The acting is solid enough as is the CGI and the action, but the quality lies in the story and the directing. For being only his second major film, Joseph Kosinski did a terrific job. He made sure not to make the plot to obvious and dull while giving the audience just enough. Some hidden facts may be easy to figure out but I don't think it ruins the movie at all. In fact, I'd say that the director may have thinly veiled certain things just to keep your attention on it.
There is a good dose of excitement and thrills. There are some tense moments and narrow escapes, but ultimately this movie relies on the story and it did deliver.