'Are you an effective team?'

Rating: 6/10 (24 August 2013)

I should start off by saying that I like a good sci-fi. Moon and 2001 are amongst my favourites so I was put off watching this initially by reading the reviews and the negative comparisons to these. Now I have seen it I can see why it draws these comparisons.
I am pleased that i watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Oblivion is a solid modern sci-fi with a lot of positives.the special effects are fantastic, the acting is good (providing you can attribute the soulless performances to clone lack of personality/memory), its has an 80's feel with the way it is shot which makes it seem different. It is slick.
One important point to remember if you want to enjoy it is that this is a Hollywood sci-fi, it's not clever or particularly original, there are numerous plot holes that you could point to and there are many clichéd themes. You have seen this film before or at least most of the concepts in it. People compare this to Moon, for me it was more like The Island.
Accept this film for what it is and you will be entertained.