
Oblivion
2013, Adventure/Sci fi, 2h 5m
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Visually striking but thinly scripted, Oblivion benefits greatly from its strong production values and an excellent performance from Tom Cruise. Read critic reviews
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Jack Harper
Beech
Julia Rusakova
Vika
Sykes
Sally
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Critic Reviews for Oblivion
All Critics (256) | Top Critics (59) | Fresh (136) | Rotten (120)
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It's a shame that its poor editing inhibits what could have been a memorable movie.
September 7, 2017 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… -
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.
June 21, 2016 | Full Review… -
The story that eventually surfaces is no where near as interesting as the mesmerizing look of the film.
April 23, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review… -
Although it looks spectacular and boasts some pungent ideas, the surprise-to-running-time ratio is out of whack.
March 3, 2014 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… -
As a piece of narrative, though, it's portentous, sluggish and fatally ungripping.
December 31, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
It takes more than an hour for Oblivion to become whatever it is the filmmakers think it's supposed to be.
December 31, 2013 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Oblivion
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Dec 05, 2015"Oblivion" is an incredible Sci-fi/Action film. "Oblivion" has amazing acting from "Tom Cruise" and "Morgan Freeman". The plot to "Oblivion" is perfect, it's not overstuffed, and the first 10 to 15 minutes of the film aren't that interesting, but the rest of the film is incredible. The special effects are very realistic; there is only one scene in the film that looks bad. The music in "Oblivion" is perfect for the scenes; it makes scenes more and more thrilling. I highly recommend you watch "Oblivion" as it is an amazing Sci-Fi/Action film. I give "Oblivion" a 9/10.Steve G Super Reviewer
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Nov 01, 2015As soon as Morgan Freeman explains what's going on, the whole film falls apart.Marcus W Super Reviewer
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Sep 03, 2015Spiffy and occasionally awe-inspiring in appearance marred by numerous head-scratching lapses of logic. The modestly budgeted 'Moon' tells a similar story much more effectively, while Tom Cruise's own 'Minority Report' offers better sci-fi thrills and surprises.Doctor S Super Reviewer
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Sep 01, 2015During an alien invasion of earth, humanity finally finds a good use for all of those nuclear weapons that have otherwise been going to waste. The bad news is that while the humans won the war, they lost the peace, as the earth is now uninhabitable. So while what is left of the human race waits in their new homes on Titan, Jack(Tom Cruise) and Victoria(Andrea Riseborough) clean up their old home planet before shutting off the lights. While Jack hangs out in his man cave in his spare time, he also has dreams of a life he thinks are impossible. First, "Oblivion" takes the time to subtly tease out a tantalizing mystery that gets solved in its entirety in competent fashion. At the same time, there has to be more to a movie than simply making sense, like say fully developed characters, as this is a movie that is as hollow as its leading man, making waste of some excellent production design and special effects in the bargain. Granted, the filmmakers try to borrow some weird atmosphere from European science fiction movies but that is not really enough, either.Walter M Super Reviewer
Oblivion Quotes
Jack Harper: | This is bullshit. We won the war. Now we have to leave |
Sally: | Tower 49, this is Mission Control, how ya'll doing this lovely morning? |
Victoria "Vika" Olsen: | Another day in paradise Sally! |
Jack Harper: | How can a man die better… |
Sally: | You don't have to die, Jack. She doesn't have to die. |
Jack Harper: | Everybody dies, Sally. The thing is, to die well. |
Jack Harper: | What Horatius said was, "How can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his gods." |
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