Lynn Belvedere

EDGE OF TOMORROW

 EDGE-OF-TOMORROW

Tom Cruise plays a coward, Major William Cage, who is shanghaied into wartime active service to immediately fight the invasion at the front, by storming continental Europe from the beaches of France in a fresh D-Day styled invasion.

As a untrained private, he gets killed yet again and again by invasive metallic orange soldier aliens and one metallic blue alien, he quickly realises that he has been trapped, in some kind of science-fiction time loop, but he has omniscient awareness.

This dramatic blockbuster story, is an ambitious fresh take on time-bending science fiction, but is very reminiscent of GROUNDHOG DAY (1993) without the comedy, but lots of intensely violent action and repetition, and has side kick and love interest, Emily Blunt as an obvious Thatcheresque-like war hero and ball buster.

Given the logic of escapist fiction this is an intriguing premise, so there never are any paradoxes with this time travel narrative, and yes he also tries to escape, but finally he understands that only Tom Cruise can change what happens the next time.

EDGE OF TOMORROW directed by Doug Liman, has its simplified story idea derived from a famous Japanese splatter-heavy combat novel “All You Need Is Kill” by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

The impressive 3D visual effects, together with Dion Beebe’s cinematography, Oliver Scholl’s production design, and Christopher Beck’s music, create a superior entertainment. Recommended for Tom Cruise fans, and destined to gather huge audiences through word of mouth.

Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Riley, Jonas Armstrong.

OFLC Classification: rated M (Science fiction violence and infrequent coarse language).

Running time: 113 minutes.

Official Website: http://www.edgeoftomorrowmovie.com/

 

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -