A Thrilling Science Fiction Adventure That Gives Hope For Us All

Rating: 9/10 (14 November 2014)

Edge of Tomorrow delivers an exceptional combination of thrilling sci-fi special effects, great storytelling, and a message of hope for us all. It is best viewed on the largest screen available to appreciate the scope of the battles and the marvelous technological creations like the drop ships that assemble in D-DAY like armadas. Certainly one of Cruise's best performances is enhanced by the natural chemistry between himself and Emily Blunt. Cruise is a reluctant soldier who learns to accept his role, and Blunt is his always steadfast companion on a mission that keeps repeating itself. Testament to the way the dramatic special effects and compelling romantic subplot keeps our attention is that despite the seeming repetitiveness of seeing these scenes over and over, we are still transfixed by their struggle to complete a mission of critical important to humanity. Well interspersed are occasional moments of humor to defuse the tension. The film has a relevance to our sometimes chaotic and tumultuous world as well that viewers should pay good attention to. At the end of the day this film delivers a message of true hope and that adversity must be challenged even in the face of previous failures.