Lots of action; not much reaction

Rating: 5/10 (22 June 2014)

Tom Cruise's latest action movie is a formulaic sci-fi about a war reporter that ends up in battle. Every time he dies, the day gets reset; he has to do it again. Think Groundhog Day with bombs going off.
It's always about the girl and this movie tries to be. I just never cared much whether they got together or not.
The funnest part of the movie is during the first few iterations of his reincarnations. We get some humor in the things that happen and I thought, for a moment, okay, it's a comedy sci-fi, now that's interesting. Alas, it didn't last.
It's a big screen movie; lot's of action and effects. I wasn't bored; I just wasn't (reset)
Tom Cruise's latest action movie is a formulaic sci-fi about ....