2014 Movie Preview: #14 - Edge of Tomorrow

Release date: June 6

Plot summary: The epic action of "Edge of Tomorrow" unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.

My take: The previews for this suggests there's a lot going on in this latest Tom Cruise film. There appears to be some kind of alien invasion that our planet is fighting by equipping our soldiers with over-sized robotic armor. But there's also the issue of Tom Cruise's character seemingly re-living the same day over and over again. It's a futuristic Groundhog Day. Why that is happening is just one of the questions I am curious to hear the answer to in this film. As an added bonus Emily Blunt co-stars and she's usually engaging in everything she's in.