MonsterPerfect Good idea lost in the noise
Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Staci Frederick Blistering performances.
George Taylor A fine movie where the earth has been invaded by an alien A.I. that conquered earth using clones of an astronaut. One of his clones constantly questions and is seeking the truth of his existence. Well done apocalyptic film with a fine cast.
PincolinoPallino People who say there are countless plotholes, are completely right. But I was more bothered by the woman's role in this movie. She was just there to love the hero and that love helped him to . It's like in this old action movies where the super buffed up very manly heroes have a (of course very beautiful, soft and loving) woman on their side so we can see their weak side and we know for what they are fighting. Until the very end I didn't understand what that woman was good for. She was a pilot, she was no damsel in distress, so why make her appear so weak? I'm really surprised that nobody seems to be bothered by this. We have so many movies out there where woman are potrayed much stronger and braver than man (which is ridiculous and unrealistic) and then we have such movies where they reduce a woman to her role as a caring and loving wife - who somehow got pregnant at the end of the movie and I don't know when that happened! I would prefer something in the middle: an interesting, strong woman who is no superwoman at the same time. Well, that said, the sci fi part was spectacular, I loved the scenery, the cinematography, the pace, the mood, the mystery. I was not bored for one second and that means something when a movie has a run time of two hours. I think 8 stars are well deserved considered how much I enjoyed the movie, even though the ending wasn't the most inventive.
hecoxjus This movie is really good in almost every way. CGI and other effects make the whole thing look really beautiful. Tom Cruise is way underrated as an actor, and most of this movie's haters are just Tom Cruise haters. The musical scores were really cool as well, and the action scenes were thrilling and fun. But in fact suffers from the same flaw as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. That problem is the plot. It's a big over complicated, and at times, poorly explained. The movie can be pretty confusing, but once you make sense of it, you realize just how creative and well done it is. The problem is figuring out what the plot is.
charles000 Surprisingly well done. Not an entirely original concept, but the story had enough unique features to still make it compelling and interesting.I freely it to being a bit skeptical going in with Tom Cruise as the lead role, but that was tempered by knowing that Olga Kurylenko would be there. OK, I could watch her in just about anything (and have seen almost every film she's ever been in), and was not disappointed. This is a film where you will want to pay attention to details. Understanding who (and what) Tom Cruise's character is will become apparent as the film progresses, so am not going to recite the details of that plot thread here, but it does require a willingness to follow those details as they emerge. As for Olga, this may be her best performance yet. She has progressed remarkably since her early days in films like "the Assassin Next Door".That's not to take anything away from Andrea Riseborough, who played the complex role of a highly intelligent woman, but one who is conflicted and confined by specific belief boundaries that had been programmed into her. Morgan Freeman, of course, fits his part exactly, as will become apparent later in the film.No spoilers here, but I might offer that in the genre' of post apocalyptic, earth is in dire peril and who we are destined to be as a type of species plot formats, this one is a bit different. There is considerably more to this production than just eye candy, though the CGI is quite well done. Unlike some films of a quasi similar genre', the CGI is beautifully done where relevant, but does not overpower the details of the plot threads as they emerge. This is one of those rare examples where the balance between technically stunning visual content and pace of story actually fit remarkably well together. Kudos to Joseph Kosinski for maintaining that balance in this well crafted production.A very solid 9 stars for this one.
