Surprisingly good but predictable ending

Rating: 7/10 (23 July 2014)

I was a bit hesitant to see this film but was satisfied after having watched it. It's definitely not a modern classic by any means but its entertaining and gets the job done. I would also would say that it is one of Cruise's better pictures within the last handful of years. I enjoy Jack Reacher, a movie which shares the same the screen writer as Edge of Tomorrow in Christopher McQuarrie.
Edge of Tomorrow made up for Oblivion which looked good to me but I was severely disappointed in it. That is one of the biggest reasons I was hesitant about seeing Edge of Tomorrow; I'd thought it'd be a repeat performance as Oblivion. Edge of Tomorrow was not a dud like Oblivion and effectively renewed my hope in any future Sci - Fi flick Tom Cruise may appear in the years to come. He still has the chops at age 52 to be an effective action star/leading man. His closest competition seems to be Liam Neeson who is ten years his senior. Neeson has been popping up in action films pretty readily these days but I digress.
Edge of Tomorrow is pretty much a sci-fi/action - thriller version of Ground Hog Day. As most movies do Edge of Tomorrow has its flaws and holes. I did enjoy the fresh concept of how Cruise's character winds up in his seemingly perpetual state of reliving the same day over again and dying each time until he accomplishes what needs to be done. What he's exactly supposed to accomplish via repeated dying and then starting over again leads us as viewers through some twists and turns. We eventually find out and what we get is something predictable. This movie could have ended differently but it would be less happy and probably would have appealed to a lesser audience. Depending on how one contemplates the ending there could be some questions to Cruise's characters actual fate. If somebody is inclined to think a little deeper on the final scene.