Futuristic thriller “Oblivion”
is a surprising effort from Tom Cruise and director/writer Joseph Kosinski for all the wrong reasons: It’s a dud film timed for Earth Day. Every scene, fight, character, and
reveal is recycled from better films in my DVD
collection.
Cruise is Jack, a memory-wiped repair guy on a wasted 2077 Earth who looks
after massive machinery that provides energy for humanity, now stored up on a spaceship
and ready to bolt for distant refuge. Jack is alone but for his monotone (and ginger-haired) companion (Andrea Riseborough) who runs
his life. A robot in high heels, her.
“Oblivion” is a knock-out artistically, but it’s also -– in case you haven’t
been paying attention -– a nonsensical awful reverse of “Moon,” a new-classic sci-fi films. Yes, Jack meets another Jack. Really. Duncan Jones could sue. Also lazily ripped: “2001,” “Star Wars” and “Independence Day,” among others. No moment of this thriller thrills, it rehash future where reveals land like bricks.
When Cruise’s hero inexplicibly (mind wipe!) recalls a football game, I forgot I like him as an actor. Kosinski made “Tron: Legacy,” another great-looking sci-fi epic stuck in the past. Pattern? C
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