EDGE OF TOMORROW (2014)
"Full Metal Abuses will lead to ban"
"
An enemy who knows the future, can't lose." And what if the enemy is Alien
Mimics? Well, then you are destined to get f*cked ... *kevin-hart-style* All Day. Every Day. Just you, by yourself. At the beach, holding down, Trying to race, straight face. NOT A GAME Gentlemen. Aliens Cheat. Resetting the day every time they are about to lose.
Alien Niggerz. Like a gawdamn Thug.
Live.Die.Repeat tag line is enough to explain what
Edge of Tomorrow exactly is. I am not gonna talk about the Rules of the game here, or how a
'Major' Deserter (
Tom Cruise) steals the Mimic's hive mind
Omega's power, and resets the day. But the way he turns the tide following countless resets, to defeat the enemy, Countless resets, watching his companions die, Countless resets, in failure, Countless resets, of Sorrow, watching someone '
he'd-wished-to-not-know, but did', die ... Even for a movie, this is a
Magnet, to start caring for its characters. And if
Emily Blunt is the '
Full Metal Abuses will lead to ban', then you better have some love in your eyes because nothing can stop the high-powered romance discreet romance between the two.
Basically, Kill the Blue Mimic, and Omega will reset the day, because this alien has access to Omega's nervous system. And Cage (Cruise) does kill one accidentally, with a claymore 'in his face'. Blue Mimic's blood transferred its ability to him, and Omega resets the day ... for the first time, with Cruise (a new host for it). After that, 'movie' happens. The ending is whats confusing some. I am just gonna copy a random comment from internet to ease your pain ... "When he absorbs the Omega's blood in Paris it's the night before the big assault so, following the established rules, he jumps back a day which would be during the helicopter ride to meet the General". There is no "tricks" involved. Its as simple as it is.
A couple of key moments, and some i loved the most:
- The moment where Cage does shoot himself while confronting that Blue Mimic but nothing happens, so he dies by drowning himself.
- Everytime Cage meets with the J-Squad, and he was a new man every time. Awesome FUN seeing him 'try every possible attitude'.
- I have having the laugh of my life everytime she shoots Cage in the head, or takes out her gun to do it.
- "Have you tried 'all' the options"? How many times? :lol:
- "Never been with 2 girls at same time" argument. Hm, Logical.
Beach scene is such a lively, intense, and stimulating experience. It makes sense because we visit that area many times after a Reset. Not only that, the 'feeling' that whole world is at war seemed authentic. The 'threat' could be felt packing maximum danger. Thanks to those scary Mimic Punks. Have to say Mimic are well thought out, and well made. Its not often when we see the threat so ... intimidating and frigging dangerous. Praise the CGI involved, which made them ... well, READ.
YIKES. Also, all the metal
Exoskeleton action was just bad ass, especially when the
AW3200 guns come into action. Fantastic CGI, plus satisfying battleground setting. "
No courage without fear".
Its a Perfect blend of dark humor, romance and science fiction. The actors deserve the most praise.
Tom Cruise is so brilliantly committed to his characters, as he has been in
Oblivion (2013),
Jack Reacher (2012). His consistency is admirable.
Emily Blunt was as powerful and strong as Cruise. I can respect that both actor struggled hard waring those metal suits, and Emily for one trained for 3 months to get in shape. Not to mention, the beautiful chemistry and engaging relationship both share together on screen.
The very idea of
Edge of Tomorrow is fascinating ... and above all its made
SO SIMPLE to understand and digest that you don't waste time in "
trying to figure it out". No tricks to make it unnecessarily complex. End Result is nothing but
EXTREME FUN. There was a grin on my face ALL the time, and after seeing the end, which thankfully wasn't overly dramatic, but had good emotional side to it ... i had nothing but a round of applause for it. FRIGGING LOVED IT. L.O.V.E.D. IT.
Deep down, i still hate the use of Shaky Cams, and that is what stops you from having steady orgasms while watching
Edge of Tomorrow. I also didn't like the fact that the movie becomes "darker", I mean Literally. Due to '
night time', it was difficult to 'clearly' see what was happening. Apart from these two minor ... hiccups, i don't have any complaints. Because the fun was still Tremendous.
Last but not the least, this movie gives me hope that PG13 rated movies can still be hell of a fun. It doesn't have to be vulgar, overly erotic/sexy, or memento/inception level difficult to be THIS awesome. This is FUN. This is ULTIMAT Entertainment. This is ...
REMARKABLE.
10/10 Its a movie that I'd watch again and again for many months, and would still not get bored.