The visual is the thing to see

Rating: Null/10 (12 April 2013)

In "Oblivion" you'll see almost everything you've seen before in other sci-fi. A couple of non-spoiler examples include a HAL with a female voice and face on screen (Melissa Leo whom I have seen recently spearheading an inquiry on a plane crash and a secretary of defense taking a beating, quite literally) and a gauntlet-run shootout introduced to the silver screen initially by "Star Wars". The mention of "Total recall" takes this just a tad closer to spoiler, but not criminally so, and I have included the usual spoiler warning anyway.
But as my summary line intimates, the main draw for this movie should be the visual (augmented appropriately by sound effect). More specifically, it's the sleet post-apocalyptic world of silver and chrome structures and transportation vehicles. The landscape photography is also appealing. A further reference could be to the actors: two beautiful women, each in a different way (Olga Kurylenko and Andrea Riseborough), plus a guy who I am who not sure if still a heartthrob to the female segment of the audience.
For those who must have it, here's a plot summary, as delivered initially by the protagonist Jack (Cruise) via VO: 2077, post-apocalyptic world, humans have moved to Titan (Saturn's moon), Jack and co-worker-lover Victoria (Riseborough) remaining to tap earth's resources but scheduled to join the human race in two months. The pair is assisted by an army of clones (non-human form) and threatened by "scavengers" (what remains of the invading aliens). Then, two more key characters appear: Julia (Kurylenko), in a deep freeze mode, rescued by Jack from a space ship sent out on a mission sixty years ago and Beech (Morgan Freeman), the leader of a resistance group. "Resistance of what?" you ask. Watch the movie and find out.