Let's give it a shot anyways.
Oblivion is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth (sort of). About 60 years before the the story begins, aliens showed up out of no where and destroyed the moon, and with it much of the Earth was ravaged by natural disasters. Then the invasion began (maybe). The humans won the war (or did they?) and now Tom Cruise and his companion are cleaning up and gathering the last of the supplies humanity will need as they move to Titan (or will they?).
You see, there are a lot of questions brought up in the backstory, and it's not helpful that Cruise and his wife's memory had to be wiped before they began their mission on earth 5 years prior (or was it something else? GAH!). The film does a good job of filling you in on key details at a snails pace, always leaving you guessing and trying to figure it out. Uncovering the mystery is a big part of the enjoyment you get from this movie, so I'll stop talking about the plot now and let you do it yourself.
Is that the dick from Game of Thrones? Watch and see.
Visually this movie is amazing. Every sequence out in the open desolate world looks truly gritty and abandoned, with hints of the civilization that used to be there. What I loved most was the clean futuristic environments like you see in their little outpost home and [spoiler removed]. They're heavily influenced by my favorite movie, Wall-E, and in turn another certain sci-fi space odyssey...
To say this movie makes nods to 2001 is like saying Pamela Anderson is a little chesty.
Overall I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. It was a big budget sci-fi epic that delivered with a deep twisting story. Whether you like Tom Cruise or not as a person should have nothing to do with it, he's still a solid actor who holds this movie up.
You also get to look at her a lot, so that's nice.
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