This was close to my perfect movie!

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2014)

I went with my wife. She generally tolerates coming along to my go to genre as long as we get to go to an art house flick etc occasionally. She was very sceptical as the movie started out... thinking that this was just going to be another typical scifi/action, but from the moment the movie shifted into second gear she was enthralled.
It is an original piece with an excellent story and exquisite direction. The time travel/repeat concepts are handled superbly and it is thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining the whole way through... even quite funny at times. Tom cruise really nails the main character cage and you really get a feel for the psychological effects that he would likely be experiencing in the situation. It is slightly different start for him in that he is initially an unwilling hero... which I think makes it even cooler. Emily is also great in her role and definitely on par with Tom... not to mention smoking hot! There is a subtle line of romance between their characters which is just perfect. I think the emotional depth was incredible given the difficulty of the repeating day scenario, which doesn't even feel like a repeat... but you'll have to watch it to understand.
Kudos to the editors too!
My only criticism would be that the aliens seem little omnipotent at times but then they aren't at other times... presumably to suit the story. I would have liked them to be a little less versatile and less stringy!! Haha.
We were both very impressed and satisfied with this film. It is a must see.