` ` Oblivion '' is a Tom Cruise spy - thriller film ; he stars as the last guy on Earth . Critic John Charity says it is shot beautifully but does n't work . Director lacks the poetic power to animate this requiem , Charity says .
`` Oblivion '' is a Tom Cruise sci-fi film ; he stars as the last guy on Earth . Critic Tom Charity says movie is shot beautifully but does n't deliver . Director lacks the poetic imagination to animate this requiem , Charity says .