Some grumbled about Antoine Fuqua’s straight-faced approach to this “Die Hard in The White House” wannabe, but I mostly enjoyed the way it got back to basics, without the need for knowing self-parody that so many action films feel oblige to include these days. Gerard Butler plays it dead straight as a former Secret Service […] Read more »
Oblivion
Oblivion is an ambitious but flawed post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi blockbuster. Starring Tom Cruise, with Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Olga Kurylenko, Oblivion sadly doesn't have the storyline to match is magnificent visual style. Diverting and worth watching, but ultimately unsatisfying. Read more »
REVIEW: Oblivion
Oblivion is the latest Tom Cruise blockbuster, directed by Joseph Kosinski, who brought us Tron: Legacy. This is a big budget, high concept and it has to be said, visually stunning post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi epic. Without doubt the strength of this film is the visual style. Tom Cruise plays Jack Harper, a mysterious character whom we […] Read more »