Fair Sci-Fi Fare

Rating: 6/10 (8 June 2014)

Aliens meets Groundhog Day! The protagonist gets to live the same day over and over, doing a better job of finding the enemy strong hold each time. It would have worked better as a straight up comedy. Solid acting and directing, great special effects, some good characters but lacking IMHO in a few areas.
The major flaw was the inability of the plot to get out of it's own way, i.e. how can a love affair progress with only one person out of two building up experiences day to day? I guess that is bittersweet romance or unrequited love as the best we can hope for. Not a great supporting cast either so no good sub-plots to add anything.
I would not even compare this movie to any sci-fi classics. It just does not stand up to T2 (8.5) or Aliens (8.5) which I can watch over and over again and still enjoy.
Here's how to make this movie 100% better - have several of the characters reset the day as a group with Cage(protagonist,) become better soldiers, get to know each other better, fall in love, etc and then confront the "Omega" together, share a mind-meld with it, learn why the aliens are attacking Earth, realize they were here before 10,000 years ago to build the pyramids and teach mankind how to fish, find a diplomatic solution and present it to the world for a vote to let them live in peace somewhere on a remote island, then write a sequel. You are welcome!