Oblivion (2013)
After the invasion of Earth by aliens, Jack is assigned to extract what is left of Earth, but his concept of reality comes crashing.
22 July 1970, Alameda County, California, USA
30 July 1983, Waterville, Maine, USA
30 April 1983
5 February 1986, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA
27 July 1970, Rudkøbing, Denmark
September 30, 2014
Oblivion delivers a blast of midsummer heat to the middle of April. And, unlike many a potential blockbuster, it's full of ambition. Just try not to think about it too much.
April 22, 2013
Was Cruise trying to beat out fellow Scientologist John Travolta for the honor of starring in the dumbest sci-fi epic ever?
March 03, 2014
Although it looks spectacular and boasts some pungent ideas, the surprise-to-running-time ratio is out of whack.
June 21, 2016
Here's the trouble with mainstream science fiction filmmaking these days: there's no expectation that an audience is capable of putting things together or waiting for a payoff.
December 31, 2013
In space, Jack hopes, someone may hear you dream. But in a movie theater, no one will see you yawn.
June 20, 2016
Oh, it'll command your attention alright; it's got Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman after all-both can command attention. Cruise plays a commander, even.
April 21, 2013
If nothing else, "Oblivion" will go down in film history as the movie where Tom Cruise pilots a white, sperm-shaped craft into a giant space uterus.
April 15, 2016
Is it better to bore an audience or to annoy them? "Oblivion" answers that question enthusiastically - "Why choose one when you can have both!?"
April 29, 2013
Feels ever more grounded and stuck ...
April 23, 2015
The story that eventually surfaces is no where near as interesting as the mesmerizing look of the film.
July 14, 2016
Complaints about plausibility, logic, or common sense aside, Oblivion looks great.
December 31, 2013
It takes more than an hour for Oblivion to become whatever it is the filmmakers think it's supposed to be.
