Thursday, June 5, 2014

Edge of Tomorrow - Get off your asses and watch this movie, you maggots.


Story - 
Private Cage happens to relive his day over & over again where he combats with the mimics (extraterrestrial enemy). The future of mankind lies in his hands. How he succeeds in doing this forms the rest of the screenplay.

Movie -
The movie begins with the news reports of various tv channels announcing the invasion by the extraterrestrials and the whole world is fighting them although the news channels only mention the Russian & Chinese troupes. Anyways, Private Cage is arrested for impersonating a military officer & is forced to join the combat army to be part of the battlefield. As unwilling he is, he joins the forces to battle out the mimics at the beach in France. He is not trained & he wants to escape from his situation. The brutal battlefield turns into a slaughter, Private Cage runs into the most celebrated war hero Rita Vrataski only to see her die. This is followed by Cage's death. Now, Cage wakes up and his day starts all over again with the events repeating themselves as it is. Sooner it's revealed what actually triggered this Groundhog Day fiasco but ofcourse not before Cage's killed enough number of times. Now Cage must team up with Rita to make his nightmare, the nightmare for the enemy. The first half is terrificly told, the pace is faster, entertainment guaranteed with enough amount of laughs that compliment the scenes.
The second half is where the fun time looping thing ends and the film gets more serious. Sure, Cage keeps dying only to learn from his mistakes and use it as a strategy to execute his true mission. There's an well intentioned attempt to give an emotional touch to the lead pair's relationship which looks half baked or rushed but the acting definitely makes up for it & succeeds somewhat in separating this film from the usual Sci-Fi fantasy films. The battle shifts to Paris, the major twists appear at the right time to make this film a nail-biter. The success of the mission depends on Cage's ability to hold onto his visions long enough to execute the plan & kill the extraterrestrials. The last 15 minutes of the film will take the audience for a ride. The climax too is as subtle as it can get, giving perferct justification. By the time the end credits roll in, you will know you had got your money's worth.

Performances -
Tom Cruise as William Cage really kills it. He is in his elements and entertains you throughout. The age will never stop this guy. Emily Blunt as Rita Vrataski gives an effective performance & supports Tom Cruise superbly. Bill Paxton is first-rate, it's always good to see him on the big screen. There are bunch of supporting actors & their performances are in sync with that of the lead actors.

Technical Aspect -
Again the 3D worked big time. The visual effects definitely justifies the huge budget of $175+ million. The mimics design is super effective and the battlefield shots are terrific.

Positives -
1. The interesting plot revolving around repeating time loop.
2. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt's highly energetic performance.
3. Highly entertaining first half.
4. Doug Liman is back. The one we know for The Bourne Identity & not for Jumper.

Negatives -
1. The film does lose it's pace for a while in the second half.
2. The emotional connect seems half baked.

Final Word - Get off your a**es and watch this movie, you maggots. Hollywood is on fire with back to back best entertainers.

My Rating - 4/5