Cruising For A Bruising.
113 Minutes. Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton & Brendan Gleeson. Director: Doug Liman.
'Live, Die, Repeat'! It's not exactly 'Eat, Pray, Love', but the mantra of the new Tom Cruise big budget, blockbuster movie based on the light novel of heavyweight Tokyo, Japan writer Hiroshi Sakurazaka shows that 'All You Need is Kill'. Or at least a title change in the 'Edge Of Tomorrow' that they say today mixes yesterdays 'Groundhog Day' and 'Starship Troopers' with everything from 'Looper' to 'Saving Private Ryan'. A 'Halo' of a first person, video game shooting fans delight in this 'War Of The Worlds' that gives Tom Cruise his latest science-fiction, future film theory. An outstanding epic that even obliterates his yesteryear delve into 'Oblivion'. A fresh, new sci-fi book and blockbuster that almost looks like it was lifted off the future fable pages of the late, great forefather of futuristic cautionary tales Phillip. K. Dick. One that brings together the stars of his creative, classic stories to screens 'Minority Report' and 'The Adjustment Bureau' in Cruise and Emily Blunt respectively. This is one repeat you'll want to watch over and over again. As Tom Cruise wakes up to the same judgement day over and over, crimson and clover you'll be left with that sidewalk feeling of deja vu..."BIIIIILL?!". In a scorching, Summer season of Marvel and monsters you have to make way for Cruise, who seems to be controlling the future of Summer blockbusters and their new science fiction nature in this future digital age. In a film that could make the 'Transformers' extinct and show the 'Planet Of The Apes' the dawn, the biggest surprise of the Hollywood year is waking up to this recycled idea that actually feels as refreshed as its age defying, all-action hero. Fully stocked and loaded, from an amazing artillery of action to a moral message of war and mortality behind all those bullets and kills. Hardwired for the software generation it's not just Sakurazaka or Phillip K. Dick who will be proud, but anyone who's ever picked up a joystick or a formula for sciences greatest fantasy.
'Live, Die, Repeat'! It's not exactly 'Eat, Pray, Love', but the mantra of the new Tom Cruise big budget, blockbuster movie based on the light novel of heavyweight Tokyo, Japan writer Hiroshi Sakurazaka shows that 'All You Need is Kill'. Or at least a title change in the 'Edge Of Tomorrow' that they say today mixes yesterdays 'Groundhog Day' and 'Starship Troopers' with everything from 'Looper' to 'Saving Private Ryan'. A 'Halo' of a first person, video game shooting fans delight in this 'War Of The Worlds' that gives Tom Cruise his latest science-fiction, future film theory. An outstanding epic that even obliterates his yesteryear delve into 'Oblivion'. A fresh, new sci-fi book and blockbuster that almost looks like it was lifted off the future fable pages of the late, great forefather of futuristic cautionary tales Phillip. K. Dick. One that brings together the stars of his creative, classic stories to screens 'Minority Report' and 'The Adjustment Bureau' in Cruise and Emily Blunt respectively. This is one repeat you'll want to watch over and over again... Hate Tom Cruise?! Then dynamic director Doug Liman will kill him over 200 times for your sick pleasure. Love him? Then you'll see just why at 50 he's still one of the best actors out there today or the cusp of tomorrow. A former pin-up turned leading, leading man like the legacies of fellow, believe it or not middle-agers Brad Pitt and Johhny Depp's adding to their legend. Cruise has been through his fair share, but he's always delivered-despite the criticism-big, blockbuster films from the 'Mission: Impossible' series (that doesn't seem to be running out of fuse) to underrated modern classics like 'Collateral' to be one of the mainstreams most marketable. Say what you say but here's a guy that started his acting career fearlessly and beautifully bold with the subject matter likes of 'Rain Man' and 'Born On The Fourth Of July'. Now after all those films afforded him the million dollar 'Jerry Maguire' life of a timeless, 90's great like his namesake Hanks, Cruise has shown his post millennium career even more direction. From not taking himself so seriously, hilariously in 'Tropic Thunder' (showing he can dance) and 'Rock Of Ages' (proving he can sing) to his new science-fiction age of dystopia. One that sees him follow the book of crime-fighter 'Jack Reacher' with another tall tale, as he handles all the hilarious happenings with charm, charisma and more conviction than some comparing him to the blank slate of early days Keanu Reeves in this matrix of madness.
'Live, Die, Repeat'! It's not exactly 'Eat, Pray, Love', but the mantra of the new Tom Cruise big budget, blockbuster movie based on the light novel of heavyweight Tokyo, Japan writer Hiroshi Sakurazaka shows that 'All You Need is Kill'. Or at least a title change in the 'Edge Of Tomorrow' that they say today mixes yesterdays 'Groundhog Day' and 'Starship Troopers' with everything from 'Looper' to 'Saving Private Ryan'... Dont forget, fellow over-50's club Brad Pitt's zombie classic 'World War Z' either, from it's fast-paced, apocalyptic news cycle, tell-tale beginning to the fast and furious frantic, herky, jerky movement of the Mimic aliens that bring a satisfyingly scared thrill to the over saturated, out of this world genre, just like Pitt's undead did to the overbitten, corpse ridden zombie genre. Our Liman director re-'Bourne' over and again, even brings some inspired 'Mr & Mrs Smith' coupling comedy interplay. From leaving London's Trafalger Square beautifully barren to storming the sand of some time travelling teaching trepidation, this is much more than just the most exciting epic of attacking action you'll see this year. Sure a stories Asian character is yet again played by 'The Last Samurai' Tom Cruise, but he earns his sword. Plus points, in this day of age of teasing trailers that may as well come with a 'Not Actual Footage' warning, thank the cutting room floor they left out the "I'm not a soldier", "of course you're not, you're a weapon" scene. Besides after all his time in England, does Tom not know thats an insult?! The creative capturing of a time loop is so well done you will lap it all up instead of lapse. You won't be looking at your watch, but instead the next time this superstar soldier meets his demise like someone who didn't actually like this film or its star. It just works so well. Frustratingly even, in terms of how we root for the central character who we invest our days over with like Murray's mind with even a dash of that 'Groundhog', montage, cut-away comedy to keep us smiling and laughing in thankful, amusing light relief. Our Cruise character here has the unwelcome 'I Got You Babe' alternative of being woken up by an "on your feet maggot" alarm clock to kick start each day. Its not all sunny and Cher. Still by the time he gets changed the new suits are stellar in an akward, prototypical way in this grand design of tomorrow. In the fitting form of a fast-paced and rushed race to the future that makes this end of the world, out of time stakes more realistic. Oh and boy do they pack a tomahawk wallop too. Our stars fit in to them perfectly to boot. Especially Cruise who is on top of his game and better than we thought, as this all-action hero is prepared to play a wet behind the ears noob of fighting. A rookie who'll be thankful he gets to live his day over and over again.
'Live, Die, Repeat'! It's not exactly 'Eat, Pray, Love', but the mantra of the new Tom Cruise big budget, blockbuster movie based on the light novel of heavyweight Tokyo, Japan writer Hiroshi Sakurazaka shows that 'All You Need is Kill'... Sound familiar? We've been here before and you'll want to go again to a film that brings everything from the special effects unit to the grounds up make-up one. Even the casting director deserves another day in the office. Bringing everyone from the general brute of the brilliant Brendan Gleeson to the resurgance of Bill Paxton. Acting like its the 90's again, the man who made the perfect, throwback hallmark villian in last years '2 Guns' has been giving the 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D' their fair share of trouble. Back on the big screen he gives Cruise his too, as he looks to be having fabulous fun at being the "whats wrong with you private...you a girl or something", all cigar and smoke Sergeant of this new generation. You get the 'Full Metal Jacket' drill. Still it's the attitude adjustment of Emily Blunt that truly makes her this stories 'Full Metal Bitch'. Worked out until she wears down the opposing troops with her battle-axe, brutal brilliance. The 'Looper' star is familiar with this type of time shift and after years of being among the new actress greats reaching their prime maturity, like Eva Green and Rose Byrne, she shows she has so much more strength and sincerity to her courage bench-pressing character. With all the fiction of science these two leads have followed through their days of future past, nothing quite takes them further than this. From the restart and refresh beginnings to it's formidable finale this is all tied together in a crafty cycle of success for one big and brilliant thrill ride across your night outs screen-time. In the age of X-Men, Avengers and Ultron there's still room between all these comic-books for a new novel idea of the future that can reboot all we've seen and give it that redemptive redux that makes everything look better from the creative causes to the epic effects made. It's not just the grit and grime, time and tide evocation of Neill Blomkamp's 'Elysium' that brings a new origin to the district of modern marvels. Cruises Cage character has a creative catalyst chromosome for you X's and Y's too. All you need is this kill before tomorrow edges it out. Do you get it? Or have you heard it all before? This is one repeat you'll want to watch over and over again. TIM DAVID HARVEY.
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