Fighting the aliens with a grin

Rating: 8/10 (9 March 2017)

One would hardly think of Tom Cruise having a lighter side, but in Edge of Tomorrow his character is actually flawed and funny.
The plot is sort of Groundhog Day plus alien invasion. Cruise plays Cage, a liaison officer forced to fight against the aliens. Trouble is, he is a coward and has no real military training.
Without mentioning any spoiler, Cage gets in trouble from day one, but he also gets a chance to re-live the same day, improve his fighting skills and getting to know female war hero Rita (AKA "full metal bit*h"). Rita and Cage together are the only chance to win the alien invasion. They are not a good match, but their imperfections work well together.
Emily Blunt plays Rita convincingly as a tough fighter and she has a lot of chemistry with Cruise. Despite the violence of some scenes, the movie has some funny parts and it is very entertaining. Bill Paxton is also in it, regrettably one of his last movies.