I liked figuring this out initially until it reminded of every other sci-fi movie I've seen

Rating: 5/10 (3 February 2015)

This was a very ambitious movie, feeling grand in scale but never really following through. The first half is better than the second, with a slowly revealing plot following Cruise as Jack Harper, one of the last drone repairmen still stationed on Earth. I happen to like movies where you have to figure out what the hell is going on, so this was kinda cool, sorting out what was happening in this future apocalyptic world. Some interesting visual effects in that respect.
I did get the plot twists pretty early on though and the second half of the movie kinda fell apart for me. I spent most of it being reminded of other sci-fi movies (Total Recall), (Blade Runner), (Independence Day) and in particular the (Star Wars) saga. With "Faux-Tom" and his partner living in cloud city, chasing sand people (Morgan Freeman), land cruisers, canyon chases and even Beech's "death" scene reminded me of Darth Vader. The director obviously grew up with these movies.
The final bit of cheese was when Jack spouted the now iconic (at least in my house) "F U Sally" That got some laughs. 08.13