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Title:Oblivion


Date: 2013
Type: Sci-Fi
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Producer:

Comment
On an earth that has been destroyed by aliens, a technician (Tom Cruise) and his assistant (Andrea Riseborough) maintain drones that are designed to kill any remaining aliens. However he begins to suspect that the story he has been told that the population of earth has moved to the moon Titan may not be the truth. The story interweaves Tom Cruise trying to come to terms with the world that he knows is not actually what it seems and several action battle and flying scenes. Tom Cruise is solid in the lead role, Morgan Freeman has only a cameo role and Olga Kurylenko is unconvincing, but that is partly because her character is nondescript and has a difficult fit to the plot. It is Andrea Riseborough that gives the best performance as the innocent in denial of what is going on around her. This is an entertaining sci-fi film, even if some of the scenes and plot are familiar from other films (Star Wars and Independence Day spring to mind).

Actors

Tom CruiseTom Cruise
Morgan FreemanMorgan Freeman
Olga KurylenkoOlga Kurylenko
Andrea RiseboroughAndrea Riseborough
Melissa Leo
Zoe Bell

Oscars

None

Oblivion