Sketched Discussion: Why Tom Cruise is perfect for Oblivion

A lot of people have problems with Tom Cruise for one reason or another. If he's in a movie in which he plays the lead, it's probably a pretty big, mainstream, and possibly generic movie. When I first saw trailers for Oblivion, I wished for another actor in Tom Cruise's place, someone newer that didn't have all the Hollywood baggage. But after watching Oblivion, I realized he's the perfect fit. Why? Find out in my spoiler laden discussion!

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Oblivion

Get out your lasers and flying robots, we're reviewing Oblivion!

In the far flung future, after war with an alien race known only as Scavs, Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) and Victoria (Andrea Riseborough) make up a team of techs stationed on Earth to repair damaged drones. They're only two weeks from joining the rest of the survivors on Titan, but Jack wants to stay on Earth. After he makes a frightening discovery, he'll question his entire mission.