Oblivion, the latest ho-hum sci-fi saga from TRON director Joseph Kosinski is a self serious but endlessly derivative venture that manages to fall quite effortlessly into the “spectacular but middling entertainment” category.
In its conceptualization style and execution Looper is compelling and brave. It uses the much abused clichés of time travel (you meeting your future self for example), futuristic thrillers ( a mother and son stalked by a warrior from the future) and fear in isolation
here is without doubt some vicarious pleasure to be had in seeing the rich and mighty stumble. Especially in these tough times when jobs are fast becoming a precious commodity and inflation and high taxes play havoc with household budgets the world over. Against this backdrop getting to see almighty tycoons such as Lehman Brothers [...]
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