Directed by Doug Limon
May 2014
Edge of Tomorrow (12A)
Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Noah Taylor
I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise's cocky persona in so many films, so it is actually really nice to see him as a pretty cowardly and useless bloke at the start. We actually get some character growth as Cage has to learn from Rita how to be a good soldier. Blunt is usually sparky and fun, but is oddly solemn and grim here - although she does get to shoot Cruise in the head a bunch of times!
The first half of the film is a lot of fun setting up the world. However, the baddies are completely dull CGI tentacles and the final battle to defeat them is extremely uninvolving (although thankfully not too over-long).
The team of oddball marines Cruise recruits are cookie cutter stereotypes who might as well have been wearing red shirts going into that battle! Bill Paxton gets to be a stiff military jerk, which is fun. The time resets are done well without being too repetitive, plus there is the fun of watching Cruise die. A lot!
Weak final act but one of the best of Cruise's recent sci-fi films.
7/10
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