Edge of Tomorrow

PG-13
Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton,and Brendan Gleeson
Running Time: 1 Hour and 53 Minutes

Live, die and repeat. That pretty much sums up the theme of this movie, kind of like "Groundhog Day" meets the aliens! I really had no expectations for this movie and I ended up being really impressed. I haven't been a Tom Cruise fan for a while but he scored in this one. This is a big-budget sci-fi thriller that really delivers!
Officer Cage (Tom Cruise) is called to report for duty in London, England where Europe is being completely invaded by extraterrestrial creatures called Mimics, it is kind of like the invasion of Normandy. These Mimics are sent to conquer the world. They are very hideous looking organisms, a cross somewhere between a jellyfish and a spider.
 Officer Cage finds himself in an extreme dilemma because when he reports for duty in London at Heathrow Airport where the training facility is located, he is assigned to battle on the front lines. He tries desperately to explain that he is not there to battle but in the capacity of an officer. No one is

believing him and he cannot make any headway. He is sent immediately to battle with the other soldiers and he is extremely frustrated and afraid!  He keeps going through the same motions over and over again. Every time he fails to win his battle with a Mimic and he is killed, he instantly find himself reborn back in London at Heathrow only to start the same predicament all over again, hence the live, die and repeat!
Rita Vratraski, The Angel of Verdun (Emily Blunt) is an impressive warrior with exceptional skills. Every time Cage starts his life over again, she never remembers him. Vratraski helps officer Cage to find the powerful "Omega Mimic"!
Cruise and Blunt had good chemistry together and I liked her strength and assertiveness.
This is an intense and thrilling movie with great action and excitement. A thrill ride of a movie.
 filled with incredible special effects and a unique story-line.
Parents be advised: I would not recommend this movie for children under twelve years of age. There were many sequences of action/violence that are intense and unexpected. I saw many audience members that were startled and almost jumped right out of their seats.
I am giving "Edge of Tomorrow" three bags of popcorn.