There is a lot to like in the "Edge of Tomorrow" science fiction thriller about the alien invasion with surprising comedic undertone.

Rating: 9/10 (29 May 2014)

There is a lot to like in the "Edge of Tomorrow" science fiction thriller about the alien invasion with surprising comedic undertone. Pre-production on"Edge of Tomorrow" started exactly one week after Tom Cruise wrapped up the work on "Oblivion" another S/F alien invasion movie which as the "Edge of Tomorrow" is definitely return to the form by Tom Cruise. The easiest way to describe this film is to imagine a cross between the comedy "Groundhog Day", the robotic body armor of "Pacific Rim" and moments reminding us of Matrix as this film is based on of manga and novel 'All you need is kill' by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Epic action of Edge of Tomorrow unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Tome Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop- forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski. And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy. Aliens control time therefor they always know about the moves of the human soldiers. A lots of comedy comes from the sense of confusion and repetitiveness of whats happening with Cruise's character. Even though we see one day from perspective of many angles it never gets repetitive due to the like ability of Cruise's performance from totally inexperience coward to seasoned military leader. Emily Blunt deliver equally enjoyable performance even though the romantic chemistry between them is not quite there. Her name would suggest that she has Polish roots with a surname like Vrataski. At some point Bérénice Bejo was considered for the role but I think the choice of Blunt was the right one. She possesses the right amount of feistiness and strength/sensitivity the military leader of the resistance should have. The action partnership between the two is very well developed though. The alien creature design might not have been the best, relaying more on super fast CGI animations of the creature that does not aloud us to see much of them in the beginning which is rather good.The body armor that the soldiers are using as a strength and weapon support is looking very futuristic, but also very cumbersome in the amount of movement the soldier can do, in fact similar type suits are reality now and are developed as TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit) in USA. The action scenes are breathtaking, the movie works on all the necessary levels to experience it as a big summer Hollywood blockbuster. I will definitely see it again it was that enjoyable. See it in IMAX 3D if you can. The sound design was brilliant with a lot of reverb used enhancing the overall experience.
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