Oblivion

Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

Critics were broadly split on Oblivion, most agreeing the film is a visual spectacle while disagreeing sharply over whether anything beneath the surface justifies the experience. The negative camp found it a derivative grab-bag of better sci-fi films with a murkily worked-out story; defenders argued its ambition and genuine love for the genre elevate it above mere imitation. Audience scores landed noticeably warmer than critical ones, suggesting the film's pleasures register more on a screen than in a review.