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Thursday, June 5, 2014

MOVIE REVIEW: EDGE OF TOMORROW







































Tom Cruise stars as a soldier who lives out the last day of his life over and over again in this Warner Bros. sci-fi production from driector Doug Liman. Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton co-star, with Dante Harper and Joby Harold providing the script. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Director: Doug Liman 

Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Jonas Armstrong, Kick Gurry.

Release Date: Jun 06, 2014

Rated PG-13 for intense seq. of sci-fi action, brief suggestive material, intense seq. of sci-fi violence and language 

Genres: Action/Adventure 

Review:

Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow maybe the biggest surprise of the summer.  An odd thing to say considering it stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, believably badass throughout, during the middle of blockbuster season.  Cruise’s last sci-fi epic, Oblivion, failed to impress because of how much it borrowed from other sources while never really adding much to the mix.  Edge of Tomorrow also borrows heavily from other sources, think Groundhog Day meets Starship Troopers, but it’s just a film that’s a lot more enjoyable to watch especially the first 2 acts.  Cruise and Blunt are wonderful together with the latter really leaving you with a different impression of her overall.  Cruise isn’t overly serious, having fun with the role that doesn’t place him in the hero role right away, instead making him earn it.  Massive set pieces are revisited various times but some sharp editing keeps it from becoming too tedious.  The last act falters a tad because it falls into some standard sci-fi territory which gives you time to start nitpicking the story’s premise and the endless plot holes at play.  That’s when you kind of wish Liman would have trimmed the film just a tad.   

B+

9 comments:

  1. Great to see that you enjoyed it! It's a really fun flick, the chemistry between Cruise & Blunt is just excellent.

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    1. Totally agree man, really wouldn't mind checking it out again!

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  2. When I first saw the trailer, I thought it was going to be a dud, since almost anything based on a manga/light novel usually turns out that way, but now that everyone is liking the movie; I can't wait to see Edge of Tomorrow!

    -James

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    1. It's a really enjoyable film on it's own merits, that being said I'm not familar with original manga so I can't speak to how close it is but it does provide some great Anime style action.

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  3. I'm almost done reading the book, so i am so glad the movie lives up to it! weird casting, considering the characters are very differently described in the book, but it sounds like it still works!

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    1. It's a very fun Sci-Fi film, I'm very curious to read the manga at some point.

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  4. My thoughts exactly on the trimming part and amazing Ms. Blunt :)

    Reminded me of Sarah Connor a bit! Seems to have the potential to be a kickass female protagonist.

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    1. Very much so man, Blunt really impressed me!

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