Few actors can exude Freeman's gravitas with such few words. One of the best moments in Oblivion is when viewers first hear co-star Morgan Freeman's powerful voice before the lights turn on and his face is revealed. It takes an extraordinary leading man to pull that kind of emotional connection off, and Cruise is up to the task. Cruise manages to have decent chemistry with not one but two women - the prim rules-follower played by Riseborough and the enigmatic woman of Jack's dreams, Kurylenko. The cinematography is terrific, with sweeping landscapes of post-apocalyptic New York, and the action sequences are pulse-pounding thanks to Cruise's mastery of the genre. Director Joseph Kosinski does a better job with OBLIVION than he did with his debut film, Tron: Legacy, but it's clear he's a filmmaker whose strength is stylized, visually arresting storytelling.
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