The only film that received a lot of great reviews was the latest Mission Impossible film.
Last year saw him star in Oblivion which I thought was a pretty solid sci-fi. But most people saw it as o.k, but very unoriginal.
Edge Of Tomorrow sees Cruise back in the sci-fi genre, but with what seems a more complex plot and a bigger budget. Directed by Doug Liman who has had a pretty hit-and-miss career as a director. With successes such as Swingers and The Bourne Identity to cheesy failures such as Mr. And Mrs. Smith and Jumper, it is about time Liman got back to what he used to do.
For me Liman could well have made the summer film of 2014. With a decent opening of character development, we definitely get a feeling where these characters will go. After that, it goes at a romping pace with a story line that despite it being used before, it is wonderfully structured to give its own uniqueness.
I was never bored throughout and was loving trying to work everything out and laughing a lot more then I expected which was a great bonus.
As a belter of a song during the credits was being played, I was just thinking how much you have to respect Tom Cruise. He may be known for his films from about 20 years or so, but he still manages to be involved with decent movies and is rarely in a stinker compared to other Hollywood a-listers.
From his opening scene to the end, you can see Cruise as usual giving it 100 percent with a character we do care for more and more as the action goes on.
Even with those positives, the star of the show is Emily Blunt. Brilliantly bad-ass in her first real action film and she gives us a performance pretty similar to Linda Hamilton's in the Terminator franchise. This will definitely open a few doors to more films for Blunt to do in her career.
Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson gives us great supporting performances, and I feel I should give an honorable mention to Jonas Armstring who I am pleased to see him on the big screen.
Liman has a created a time period that looks quite slick with great CGI that blends well with the live action. I have to mention the action again as it it just relentless and exhilarating. If you read the synopsis, you may think you could get bored. But Liman and his crew managed to keep you interested and just loving every minute of it.
What I think gives it its edge over the rest of the summer blockbusters is that even with the high quality of action, there is great character development. With the additions of a surprisingly witty and inventive script and sharp editing, it is given us a big fun popcorn flick that I have not seen from a summer film in just over two years.
I thought Edge Of Tomorrow was brilliant and it shows what a summer film should be. It may show us top level action and pacing, but gives us an interesting story with great characters whether they be leading or supporting and mixes some funny moments.
It was gripping from start to finish and I had a big grin of my face all the way through. I really hope this gets a very good box office as it deserves to. With it not being part of a franchise or a re-make, that is respect enough for people to go and see this.
Rating: 8/10
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