My Review of The Movie Oblivion

I’ve been looking forward to Oblivion for a while now, and finally got to see it today. In short, I wasn’t disappointed.

Now, I’m not going to go into the plot and all that stuff, as a bazillion people have already done that on various sites. I’m just here to tell you that, even if you think Tom Cruise is a weirdo, it’s definitely worth seeing. The special effects were great but didn’t overwhelm the story, it had some neat plot twists, and it also starred Morgan Freeman (and I’ll go watch a movie just because he’s in it, to heck with Tom Cruise!). Even if you’re not a sci-fi nerd like I am, you’ll likely enjoy it.

It was also nice to see a more original story line make it to the big screen, rather than the remakes and sequels that seem to be typical Hollywood fare these days, although I’ll confess to wanting to see the upcoming Man of Steel. I’m not saying the plot was entirely original, as that’s a bit hard to do considering all the things that have been written and filmed, but it was refreshing all the same.

Was it perfect? Of course not. There were a couple of bits toward the end that jarred my logical sensibilities, such as they are (no spoilers!), and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime in the HBO series Game of Thrones (which is awesome, by the way), was cast in what would seem to be a good role for him, but his character was a bit flat.

So, all in all I’d give this one four stars, which in my rating scheme means it’s something I’d recommend and something I’d also consider buying for our Blu-Ray collection. But best of all, the end of the movie was timed such that we landed in the middle of today’s Starbucks Happy Hour and got our Cookie Crumble Frappuccinos at half price. It’s hard to beat that!

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