Good plot + good director + exquisite cinematography and special effects work

Rating: 9/10 (27 July 2013)

I really dug this movie.
Fair warning: I like many a Tom Cruise movie. I don't know why, it's not my fault - I may not agree w who he is in real life, but, dang it, I like his movies and find him charming! To the movie: I liked it. It has a fair number of loopholes or gaps in logic that simply don't make sense, but, I'll allow it. The overall premise is very interesting and there are several good twists - some you may be able to see coming depending on how ingrained you are in scifi culture.
It's overall a clever movie, pretty good acting, nice eye-candy, and absolutely gorgeous cinematography and special effects. Wow. Just blown away by that aspect. The artists of this movie really deserve credit because without them this movie would be nowhere on the level it is.