Film Review – Edge of Tomorrow

Yes, “Edge of Tomorrow” plays like a ‘roided up “Groundhog Day,” yet beyond the similar daily reset concept, the latest film from director Doug Liman heads in an entirely different direction. The story doesn’t concern the warming of a heart, but the fate of the planet and a study of courage, loaded into a summer blockbuster that values quick pace and big action, keeping star Tom Cruise a very busy man during the mayhem. Inventive and irresistible at times, “Edge of Tomorrow” is more of a carnival ride than offering of drama, whipping back and forth as an alien invasion picture while guns roar, ships crash, and death is merely the first step to a uniquely fulfilling life. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com