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Earth is not doing so well. After a devastating war with space invaders that destroyed the moon it is in ruins, even though the war was won. Only tech teams remain above the surface to repair drones and prepare the mother ship in orbit for the great escape into space, while fighting back occasional attacks by the last alien marauders. Jack (Tom Cruise, proving once again that he can easily carry a film as leading man) and Victoria (excellent: Andrea Riseborough) are an efficient tech team.
The early scenes of decayed buildings and barren landscapes are beautifully contrasted by the cold, clean look of their apartment
Little things like that, sacrificing functionality for visuals, made me aware that there was something wrong going on, or else I was watching a stupid movie. It turned out not to be the latter, but they could have put a little more thought into the look. I don't see why Victoria needed to have bare legs or shoulders all the time to maintain the sterile mechanical look. I imagine it's also problematic trying to shoot her next to Cruise when she's wearing heels. You could tell they were jumping through hoops with Kurylenko, particularly in one long shot where they embraced and you could see that her navel was roughly parallel with his solar plexus.
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
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