watched “Edge of Tomorrow”; to casually label it as a sci-fi “Groundhog Day” (1993, Harold Ramis) does it a disservice. Try to name one good pop-corn flick in the last few years that’s this original, intriguing, or isnt a sequel and, doesnt involve a superhero. Playing into World War II’s D-Day invasion (June 6th 1944), the message is timeless: practice makes perfect. The nature of life is that we must fail repeatedly to even begin having progress. Even with a ‘can-do’ mentality, we see that there are some aspects that Tom Cruise simply cannot achieve. The exact road you take to achieve your main goal may not be as you planned, but perseverance will open up alternate doors. Easily one of director Doug Limans best films - he tends to favor the action genre, yet Edge of Tomorrow is far more sophisticated to the point of Oscar-bait. Any baggage of the post-2005 (jumping on Oprahs couch) Tom Cruise can end. The collective performances from Rock of Ages; Jack Reacher; and now Edge of Tomorrow rightfully should bestow him the same star-status he had in the 1990s. (It wont, but hes worthy of it).
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:50:35 +0000
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