Saturday, 21 March 2015

Live. Die. Be Not Overly Impressed.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Directed by Doug Liman this film based on the novel “All You Need Is Kill” stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. Earth is invaded by aliens and an advertising executive is forced onto the front lines as a soldier then gets caught in a time loop.

The premise of this film is a mash up of Groundhog Day (1993) and Starship Troopers (1997) with an echo of video games. While the film has fun with the humour in the set up as well as a nice change on gender roles it lacks any really heart or brains. If you just want a fun two hours of explosions and a story that doesn't take itself too seriously then this is the place to be but if you want something more then you might have to look elsewhere.


3/5

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