An
interesting and not completely unsuccessful take on 'Groundhog Day'
style time travel storytelling. 'Edge of Tomorrow' feels kind of like
how a movie based on a game should feel (but never has). This is
nothing fantastic, but it is very watchable, and it's a perfect role
for Tom Cruise.
Much
like Bruce Willis, he's at his best when his character is confused
and out of his depth, and this coupled with the fun way he interacts
with Emily Blunt's character makes for a decent amount of
watchability.
In
this one he wakes up at the start of each day every time he dies, and
the reasons for this are explained in some detail. I guess this works
fine, but it turns it into more of a caveat than the unexplainable
happening that inspired a kind of self-realisation in 'Groundhog
Day'. There's still the obligatory romantic element, and it's fine as
they go (they have some chemistry, and her character is fleshed out
to some extent), but it'd nothing particularly interesting.
The
design of the aliens is vague to the point of feeling basic, but
they're not the main focus of the film anyway. I'm also not sure why
everyone had to be wearing near-future style power armour the entire
time - it didn't really further the plot in any way, apart from
highlighting how inexperienced a soldier Tom's character was in the
beginning.
Edge of Tomorrow: 54.0