Tom Cruise strikes gold yet again

Rating: 10/10 (20 April 2013)

When I went to this movie, I was not too sure what to expect. I know that Morgan Freeman is one of the actors and a supporter of Obama. And Jake says Tom Cruise is a supporter of Obama as well. But I decided to leave my voting card at the door and enjoy the movie (which I did).
This movie had it all! I starts off with some great visuals of what Earth looks like after an alien invasion. There is a lot of neat stuff like the top of the Empire State Building and you can even make out some other landmarks. Tom Cruise steals the show as Jack Harper. He is part of the mop up crew. There are these scary little "drones" throughout the movie also. They look like mean Pac Man characters and they fly and shoot. The flying scenes with Tom Cruise are just amazing. I could not hope but notice a nod to George Lucas with the chase scene in the canyons. I wonder if that was intentional? Anyway, I also liked how this movie paid homage to the one and only Matrix. That scene where they are in the space ship and see tens of thousands of Tom Cruise's being "made" in capsules of water was just amazing!
Of course there was the obligatory shirtless scenes with Tom Cruise. For 50, he sure has a good physique! But then again, he trains all the time. I liked that chase scene where he was running. I like the way he always runs like his arms are made out of dolphin fins. I call that move the "Tom Cruise Run".
Will this be an Oscar winner? Perhaps for visual effects. This movie was a true visual treat and a pleasure for my eyes to watch. Kudos for the director for making sure this movie had all of the ELEMENTS of a good sci fi movie: 1. A time setting in the future, in alternative timelines. 2. A spatial setting or scenes in outer space and 3. Characters that include aliens, mutants, androids, or humanoid robots! (drones). This movie also had the main elements of a good movie which is a beginning, middle and and end.
Contrats Tom Cruise! Keep these good movies coming!