The Best that can be Said is that the Movie Doesn't Suck

Rating: 6/10 (18 November 2014)

It's Come to This. If a Mega-Million Dollar, Blockbuster, Big-Name-Star, Summer Movie Doesn't Suck, Everyone Falls All Over Themselves and Praises the Thing to No End Like it is Something Special and a Great Movie Full of Innovative SFX and Gut-Busting Action with a Killer Story. But This isn't, it Just Doesn't Suck.
This is an OK Time Wasting Piece of Eye Candy that isn't that Special, New, or Really Much of Anything Impressive. Tom Cruise Flashes that Big Smile in One of the Opening Scenes and Critics Shout "Comeback". The Gimmick, Schtick, or Hook Here is the "Live, Die, Repeat" Tagline that Audiences Must Endure, and that Means that the Same Scenes are Repeated Over and Over Again as the Characters Try and Get the Outcome They're Looking for.
Talk About Boring. Then We Have the Aliens. Somersaulting Balls of Glowing Wire that Remind of the Tasmanian Devil Although Not as Scary. They're One of those Virus Type of Invaders that have No Technology, or Brains, or Motivation (that would take some thought), and are of a Hive Mind (once again).
The Movie has Received Much Praise and Acclaim but it is Misplaced. It's an Average Sci-Fi at Best with Recycled Ideas and Video Game Roots. There is Nothing Fresh Looking or Happening in this Poser of a Picture that has as Much Unintentional Humor as Intentional and as Far as the Action and Battle Scenes, well Since They Look So Familiar it is a Shame that the Audience Not Only has to Watch Them Once, but Multiple Times. The Film is Lazy, and the Writer Cheats, but that Tom Cruise Smile is Back.