A Well-told Tale

Rating: 7/10 (10 January 2014)

Admittedly this reviewer is a sucker for post-apocalyptic films and while "Oblivion" is neither perfect nor watertight in terms of plot, it is a well told tale. The film manages to impressively scale down the entire human struggle to a personal fight for the character of Tom Cruise, who looks as good as ever. The visuals are good though not consistently enough to make a lasting impression. The film appears to draw heavily from the great works of the genre including the recent "Moon" and this works successfully for the writer/director Joseph Kosinski whose TRON film was a forgettable affair at best. "Oblivion" is an entertaining film that is shot well, paced tautly and has enough originality to deserve a proper viewing. 7/10