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+
Great to see that you enjoyed it! It's a really fun flick, the chemistry between Cruise & Blunt is just excellent.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree man, really wouldn't mind checking it out again!
DeleteWhen 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!
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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.
DeleteI'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!
ReplyDeleteIt's a very fun Sci-Fi film, I'm very curious to read the manga at some point.
DeleteMy thoughts exactly on the trimming part and amazing Ms. Blunt :)
ReplyDeleteReminded me of Sarah Connor a bit! Seems to have the potential to be a kickass female protagonist.
Very much so man, Blunt really impressed me!
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