Live - Die - Repeat... Generic - Predictable - Entertaining...

Rating: 6/10 (1 September 2014)

While "Edge of Tomorrow" doesn't revolutionize the Sci-Fi industry or bring anything that haven't already been seen in other movies to the genre, then it still turned out to be an entertaining movie. Sure, it was predictable to the core, but still entertaining.
The story is about an alien race invading Earth, and while man is fighting a losing battle, Cage (played by Tom Cruise) finds himself dying on the battlefield. But in those last moments, as alien blood wash over him, Cage wakes up to the same day, and must learn how to get through the same day over and over until finally coming to to learn the secret of how to end the alien invasion. Whenever he dies, the day resets and he starts all over.
Right, well it is bluntly put a no-brainer here. Live - Die - Repeat. Think "Groundhog Day" meats "Starship Troopers" and you end up with "Edge of Tomorrow".
The acting in the movie was good, and Tom Cruise delivers as he always does, despite having a very generic role and character in this movie. And of course, the day is saved by a single man, a single American soldier. But hey, you saw that ending coming the moment the movie started. Yeah, it is just that predictable.
While having a generic storyline, what drives "Edge of Tomorrow" is the intensity of the movie. There is always something going on, lots of fast paced action and nicely shot sequences. And of course, this is also an effect movie. And the CGI team really pulled it off nicely here, and the creature design was quite interesting.
I will go out on a limb here and say that the most memorable performance in the entire movie was that of Bill Paxton in the role as Master Sergeant Farell. He was just so well cut out for this particular role, just a shame he wasn't down in the trenches all that much throughout the movie.
This no-brainer is a fairly worthy addition to the Sci-Fi genre, just don't expect it to reinvent the wheel or anything. Cruise and Blunt delivers where it counts, and "Edge of Tomorrow" is entertaining and enjoyable for what it is - generic storyline aside and all.