No, it's not a military version of Groundhog Day

Rating: 9/10 (18 June 2014)

That was my next to reflex reaction when reading the basic plot summery. So with some trepidations I decided to give it a shot and despite the fact that I think the ending is too Hollywoodian, I still find the film to be of a very high quality. It starts by presenting the leading character as a complete jerk (not to use stronger language), and I was really thinking, here goes another Groundhog Day, well I was wrong. It has a surprisingly solid plot, with solid movie reasoning, nothing is in the story without a purpose, and every minute on screen makes sense. This fact by itself, elevates the movie by a notch or two. The acting is superb, and Tom Cruise does deserves better recognition for his talents. Emily Blunt is even better, and both Brendan Gleeson and Bill Paxton are perfect in their roles. But the entire film simply leaves no plot holes I can think about, and for me that's a real refreshing change. When everything else is keeping up with the plot - that is, the characters, the acting the pacing the CG, well I thought it almost deserved another ending and I would've given it a perfect 10. But as it is, 9 will have to do.