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In Reply to: RE: 'Edge of Tomorrow': Ground Hog Day for aliens . . . posted by Billy Wonka on June 06, 2014 at 16:13:25
I just saw it. Matinee. 2D.
I did enjoy it. On the negative, some of the CGI I found a little irksome. The action was really fast in this film. At times it seemed like there was too much happening in just a few frames. And this repeated in several scenes. I would think it possible to describe the same events while allowing the action to 'breathe' just enough for the viewer to get a solid fix on what just transpired.
Although, by the end of the film, it seemed as though everything was explained to my satisfaction. A simple story told well enough. Even if the key element of the plot line seemed just a bit too far-fetched, if you think about it. So.....don't. I guess.
The Bill Paxton character, Master Sgt. Farrel, seemed very convincing, especially in the first few 'resets'. Only in one short sentence did Paxton drop his UK accent long enough to remind us that it was Bill acting a part.
Emily Blunt's character, Rita was captivating. Perhaps she could just as easily play a wall flower. Maybe she's got some depth. Here she plays a battle toughened war hero. And convincingly so. Rita is not so easily won over. But perhaps worth the effort. And she was so disturbingly willing to continue pulling the trigger on Cage. ;-) And there is some really good humor when Cage suggests sex and then gets knocked senseless by the battle simulator in that training room. Ouch! Definitely a mistake.
Cruise: Major Cage. He's getting better in his maturity. Or perhaps he has found the right balance in his past several films. In this film his character displays some real humility. So very refreshing. ;^)
I'd rather watch Tom showing humility than watch his cocky-asshole portrayals from the mid 1980s. You know, of an over-confident F-14 jocky, a bartender that juggles liquor bottles, and a pool hustler in desperate need of a solid beating....Like the beating Newman took in "The Hustler". Remember the broken fingers? Cruises characters have/had been in need of come-uppance for several years. The way it happens in real life. Now, maybe we can forget that and enjoy some good sci-fi that just happens to star an experienced Cruise.
-Steve
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