A refreshing modern blockbuster

Rating: 9/10 (29 May 2017)

OK, so its inspired by Avatar and Spielberg's War of the Worlds. You go in expecting a dumb action-fest with too much CGI and a cardboard plot. But the film introduces a fun twist early on that never gets stale and keeps you invested to the end. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt are as strong as the material and the directing is brisk and impressive. The movie must be a love letter to James Cameron with its existentialism, time-travel, futuristic soldiers, self-sacrifice and Bill Paxton. Do not lump this film in with brainless blockbusters like Transformers. This is a real gem.