Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’: A Roller Coaster Military Time Looper
Posted: Tue May 03, 2022 10:23 pm
PG-13 | 1h 53m | Action, Adventure, Thriller | June 6, 2014 Tales of time travel have long been a movie staple, but ever since “Groundhog Day,” the cyclical, time-loop variety has exploded; the count is currently up to 55 time-loop movies. You know how they work by now. In 2014’s “Edge of Tomorrow,” round and round and round we go, getting slammed back to reset, waiting for Tom Cruise to sprint through enough time-loop cycles to figure out how to kiss Emily Blunt amid the wreckage, exo-suits, and tarantula aliens. “Edge of Tomorrow” is big fun. The title’s a soap opera, but “Edge of Tomorrow” did for Emily Blunt what “Hunger Games” did for Jennifer Lawrence in terms of breaking out as an action star, while Mr. Cruise inexorably extended his over-the-top-successful body of work. ...
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