Jack (Tom Cruise) and Julia (Andrea
Riseborough) work out of an earth-based station to protect installations that
mine sea water for energy production. It is a ravaged earth, with a few
survivors (scavs, short for scavengers) kept in their place by droids. Jack’s
undying curiosity, leads him to rescue Julia (Olga Kurylenko), who he finds to
be his wife. Things are not quite what they seem, and an ostensibly hostile
encounter with the scavs including their lader Beech (Morgan Freeman) leads him
to discover the reality behind his existence, and the role played by Sally, the
intelligence that has assigned Jack and Julia (s?) their roles. Oblivion is
entertaining, but has borrowed liberally from Moon (clone-based mining) and
Independence Day (destroy an intelligence hovering over earth bent on
annihilating mankind). Notwithstanding the obvious sources
of inspiration, a good if not quite edge-of-the-seat entertainer
13.5/20
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