Edge of Tomorrow- This Tom Cruise action vehicle, directed by Doug Liman, is an occasionally thrilling summer spectacle. Cruise plays Cage, a military talking head who is thrust into a world of combat that he isn’t prepared for. The movie utilizes Normandy invasion imagery to ground its sci-fi trappings. Cage is a man doomed to repeat the same beach invasion every time he is killed in combat. He and Rita (a terrific Emily Blunt) are tasked with stopping the aliens from massacring everyone on Earth, restarting their mission every time Cage dies.
Liman keeps Cage’s repeating day varied, but occasionally indulges in redundant beach combat sequences. The movie doesn’t develop its romance subplot well enough to create a satisfying payoff at the end, but Cruise and Blunt are reliably strong screen presences so it still sort of works. Grade: C
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