FILM REVIEW: Go ahead and enjoy cruise in this complex, engrossing science-fiction thriller

FILM REVIEW: Go ahead and enjoy cruise in this complex, engrossing science-fiction thriller
April 29, 2013
By Michael O'Sullivan
CullmanTimes.com

"Oblivion" looks marvelous, in the deliciously dystopian way of so many post-apocalyptic films. It's set in 2077, after alien invaders called Scavengers (or "Scavs") have laid waste to our moon, leading to cataclysmic floods and earthquakes that have ravaged Earth. The film features gorgeous CGI shots of such broken, half-buried landmarks as the Washington Monument and the Empire State Building, whose observation deck can now be accessed by walking onto it from a mountain of rubble. It's the kind of film that's perfect for the Imax format in which some theaters are offering it...

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