For her own reasons, she's the only one who understands what Cage is experiencing, and why. Blunt's character is the face of the war effort. The chemistry between Cruise and Blunt is magnetic from the outset. I lost track of how many things I really liked about 'Edge of Tomorrow,' but would be remiss if I didn't mention the fine work of Emily Blunt.
'Edge of Tomorrow,' quite possibly, offers the most death-related laughs from a 2014 movie. However, there are some humorous deaths along the way. He dies many heroic deaths, fighting aliens. While Major Cage relives the day over and over, he dies again and again.
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McQuarrie knows how to write for Cruise as we've seen in ' Jack Reacher.' He knows how to get the best out of Cruise's sardonic wit. While it's not really a spoiler, the less you know about "Edge of Tomorrow" going in, the more you're likely to enjoy it.Ĭhristopher McQuarrie's screenplay is just as funny as it is action-packed.
Perhaps you already know why Cage is reliving his fate over and over, but I won't reveal it here. Only this time with the memory of being forced to go to war, actually going, and actually getting killed. He's completely inept, and the entire force is caught off-guard as the mimic threat is even more dug in than previously thought.
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Especially not in the most general action movie terms.īased on the novel, "All You Need is Kill," by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, 'Edge of Tomorrow' is a darkly comedic war movie, which successfully combines the framework of ' Groundhog Day,' and the wartime chaos of ' Saving Private Ryan.' See, Cage is killed in battle as soon as he hits the beach. Knows that almost certain death awaits him if he is thrust into combat on the frontlines. Cage, the coward he is, tries to weasel his way out of his new assignment any way he can. That is until a non-nonsense general played by Brendan Gleeson orders him to the frontlines in hopes of putting a PR spin on the planned offensive taking place the next day. He appears on talk shows with his talking points, pumping up positivity, which in turn floods the military with new, willing recruits. Major Cage is a PR mastermind, a talking head in an officer's uniform, who sells the general public on the war effort. It's a dangerous proposition, because if it fails, the military would be so weakened that the mimic horde could possibly spread across the globe. When we join the story, the world's military might is getting ready to launch a wholesale offensive in Europe which is meant to eradicate the mimics once and for all. Military-grade exoskeletons, which transform the wearer into a super soldier. However, mankind has come up with a way to fight the enemy. They're on the brink of taking over the whole of Europe. Perhaps, the most endearing aspect of 'Edge of Tomorrow' is the fact that its hero starts out as a coward.Īliens called mimics have invaded the earth. Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) isn't the typical gung-ho save-the-world type of hero we're used to seeing in summer action movies. When I saw 'Edge of Tomorrow' this summer I was struck by how unique its main character really is.
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