The Vidiot Reviews

Rating: 7/10 (7 August 2013)

Oblivion
The worst part of returning to post-nuclear war Earth is forgetting to bring your overdue library books with you.
Thankfully, the survivor in this sci-fi movie returns routinely.
Stationed with his co-worker (Andrea Riseborough) above the blue planet, Jack (Tom Cruise) commutes there daily to repair the drones that protect the power supply to the main space hub from aliens called Scavs.
One day, Jack saves the passenger (Olga Kurylenko) of a fallen spacecraft who claims to be his wife.
Later, they're captured by the Scavs (Morgan Freeman, Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau, Zoë Bell)- who aren't the monsters they thought.
Forced to question everything he believes, Jack's foggy memories of his life before on Earth become crystal clear.
With slick spaceships and way-out weaponry, Oblivion has an innovative aesthetic. Unfortunately, the story is too familiar and, thus, predictable.
Besides, the only people remotely interested in visiting post-apocalyptic Earth are teen Lit fans.
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