Saturday, September 28, 2013

Oblivion (2013)


After a long break from routine, I'm slowly wading back into the calmer waters. What might the calmer waters include? MOVIES! WOOHOO! Now that I have been introduced to Ultraviolet, the movie cloud, I'm even more excited!

The first movie I watched on my shared Ultraviolet library was Oblivion with Tom Cruise. Although other actors are in it, Tom Cruise commands the entire movie...like a movie hog. The only other well-known actor is Morgan Freeman and trailing far behind is the guy who plays "Jaime Lannister" from Game of Thrones. I'm not at all saying that a movie needs to have well-known actors to be good. This is just clearly the Tom Cruise show. Quite frankly I can't tell if he saved the movie or ruined it with his persona.

Oblivion is a strange one. Intriguing story but lacking in it's delivery. Every moment is just one step away from being great. In the end, it feels like you woke up and you're trying to tell someone your dream really quickly before you forget. This movie feels like they took a rushed synopsis of a dream instead of using it as a foundation to expound upon. Even if they had done that, the concept would be better suited for a tv show.

Worth a watch if you like Tom Cruise, but otherwise you're not missing much if you skip it.

On a scale of 1-10, Oblivion is 6.5