After an alien invasion of Earth, and war, two people monitor and maintain drones in preparation for leaving the planet, but all is not as it seems.
Kind of a disaster aftermath movie, the special effects are very good and I especially liked the design, which was all minimalist: the "bubble" aircraft and the drones impressed, but the cool house in the clouds appealed the most. Cruise does a good enough job, but Morgan Freeman acts him off the set easily enough and it's the ladies, especially Andrea Riseborough as his partner (although Olga Kurylenko is pretty good as well), who really shine, as well as being good eye-candy.
The plot is serviceable enough, although a machine intelligence who can't do basic airport security seems a bit implausible, and the depiction of a devastated Earth sends the odd shiver. That's the thing I came away with: the coldness of the movie. From the minimalist architecture and design to the barren wastes of the planet. Worth seeing, though.
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