Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Oblivion (2013)

Genre: Science-fiction
Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Ton Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko
Time: 124 minutes


 

In 2077, Earth has long been destroyed by an alien war. Jack Harper has had his memory erased and given a mission, in a life set up for him, as a repair technician. When someone from his past appears again in his life, it starts jogging his memory and forces him to question the truth about the war.

While Tom Cruise offers a good performance here and the film is visually impressive, the story feels so thinly scripted that it was hard to get emotionally involved in it. Business picked up somewhat close to the end, but it faded fast. In the end, a very disappointing movie.

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