Run Time: 113 min
Edge of Tomorrow is a new sci-fi
action movie directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne
Trilogy). This film stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt alongside Bill Paxton
and Brendan Gleeson in supporting roles. Heading into the theater, I honestly wasn’t
expecting much more than two hours of fun, sci-fi action and some cool
explosions from this summer blockbuster. Edge
of Tomorrow completely shocked me as it provided all of that at the highest
level possible, plus much, much, more.
At
the start of the movie, it is shown that an alien species of “Mimics” has
invaded Earth and been at war with humanity’s United Defense Force (UDF) for
the past five years. The UDF has just installed new tech suits called Jackets
that are basically armed mechanized exoskeletons. These Jackets are to be
immediately used in combat against the Mimics. Sgt. Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt)
is hailed a war hero and a cultural icon after using her Jacket to kill
hundreds of Mimics.
Major
William Cage (Tom Cruise) is a UDF spokesman and officer of the United States
Army. Ultimately, after a series of events, he is stripped of his rank and
forced onto a combat team, despite the fact that he has no field experience. After
that, Cage is sent to an airport base and is deployed the following morning.
Eventually he is killed by a Mimic during the war, but strangely enough he
wakes up at the airport on the previous morning. Cage soon realizes that he is
stuck in a time loop and every time he dies, he basically resets to that day
before the invasion. Now Cage must take advantage of his situation, develop his
combat skills and join forces with Sgt. Rita Vrataski in order to help the UDF
defeat the Mimics and save our world.
Right
from the start, I had an absolute blast with Edge of Tomorrow. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt had outstanding
chemistry as the two main characters and brought a ton of heart to the movie.
There was a perfect balance of exciting action and meaningful story, plus there
was a lot of great humor blended in. The visual effects were amazing, the
battle scenes were incredibly shot, and the movie was just thrilling from start
to finish. Edge of Tomorrow is totally
original and completely phenomenal - one of the best sci-fi films I have seen
in a long time.
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