didn't think I would like it but I did

Rating: 8/10 (23 September 2014)

I did not expect to like this movie because it had Tom Cruise, but I love Emily Blunt so took a chance and I was pleasantly surprised. We've seen other films where they take this approach - repeating history until you learn the right thing or take the right path. But I thought the alien invasion approach unique.
Cruise pretty much revised every role he's ever had, but Blunt was so forceful and enigmatic that I could forgive that. The action scenes are dynamic and the "repeated" segments are done well so that you don't feel like you're watching repeats. I did like the progression of Cage's character - from the ninny to the uber-warrior. It was well done. The secondary characters in the military unit where Cage serves were also done well, though a bit cliché.