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Edge of Tomorrow
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Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton
Release Date: Fri, Jun 6, 2014
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Leave a commentGood Cruise sci-fi, beats Oblivion. Ground Hogs Day in a Full Metal Jacket.
Tom Cruise plays the same stilted character in every movie. In other words he’s always himself.
If you have seen one Cruise movie you have seen them all.
And this pathetic movie is Groundhog Day, Star Trek TNG “Cause & Effect,” Stargate SG-1 “Window of Opportunity,” Red Dwarf “White Hole,” etc., etc., all splashed together until you vomit at the sight and sound of Tom Cruise all over again.
I agree with ‘Kick’ that Cruise plays the same character in every movie (Rainman is the exception) but this movie is really pretty good. As in Rainman he changes from a self-centered, smug, narcissistic coward to someone who grows and becomes a hero. Besides, in this movie he is so bloody and bruised, plus the fact he’s almost always wearing full body armor if it wasn’t for his voice, you wouldn’t even recognize him as Tom Cruise.
I think the initial introduction to the character was off-putting and may have resulted in less positive word of mouth. Instead of a coward/blackmailer it probably would have worked better if he got into the position by being a joy rider that wanted to establish his ‘cred’ by getting in on what was thought to be a mop up operation.