Edge of Tomorrow
If you are not comfortable with guns, war action, death, violence and repetitiveness, please forget about this movie. This film is full of action and death, over and over again. It is the nature of the plot. Tom Cruise's character is infected with alien blood that allows him to replay the previous day when he is killed. You see him die a lot. I cannot emphasize this enough. IF YOU DON'T LIKE SEEING A GUY HAVE A GUN POINTED AT HIS HEAD, DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE!!
With that said, one can assume that I did not watch this film with my kids. That assumption would be correct. This is an intense movie that is a thrill-ride through one day that seems to never end.
I am not a Tom Cruise fan, but I find that I am enjoying the films that he has put out as of late. There should be no doubt that Tom Cruise is one of the few bonafide movie stars of our time. Just take a look at his IMDB page. You will not see any short-lived TV shows or Lifetime movies on his resume. He is the real deal and he is fully aware of his status. Just watch the latest interview he had with Jimmy Fallon. Mr. Cruise is in the business of entertaining the masses and he no longer mentions his personal life. This is the Tom Cruise that I enjoy.
Aside from the all power Cruise, this film also stars Emily Blunt and she is no slouch in the shadow of her co-star. Blunt kicks butt with a huge, Final Fantasy-inspired sword and she gives movie-goers what we want: an attractive, strong woman with a British accent. I couldn't complain.
While the film itself is not a game-changer like Avatar, or The Terminator; it showed me that Tom Cruise can still carry a fun action film and Emily Blunt is a force to be reckoned with. I look forward to more of her work in the future.
I categorize this film as:
Ridiculous (because it involves time-travel and aliens) and Enjoyable
Aside from the all power Cruise, this film also stars Emily Blunt and she is no slouch in the shadow of her co-star. Blunt kicks butt with a huge, Final Fantasy-inspired sword and she gives movie-goers what we want: an attractive, strong woman with a British accent. I couldn't complain.
While the film itself is not a game-changer like Avatar, or The Terminator; it showed me that Tom Cruise can still carry a fun action film and Emily Blunt is a force to be reckoned with. I look forward to more of her work in the future.
I categorize this film as:
Ridiculous (because it involves time-travel and aliens) and Enjoyable
4/5 Stanley Cups - A fun movie that I wouldn't mind watching over and over again, ironically.
Format: Netflix
Viewing Period: 80% of the movie in one sitting, the other 20% on my phone while I couldn't sleep at night.
Inspired me to: Find more Emily Blunt movies. I looked. There's not a lot I would watch.
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