Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Edge of tomorrow


DIRECTOR:  Doug Liman  LEAD CAST:  Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson  SCREENWRITER:  Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Betterworth  PRODUCER:  Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, Jeffrey Silver, Gregory Jacobs, Jason Hoffs  EDITOR:  James Herbert, Laura Jennings  MUSICAL DIRECTOR:  Christophe Beck  GENRE:  Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy  CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Dion Beebe   DISTRIBUTOR:  Warner Bros Pictures  LOCATION:  United States  RUNNING TIME:  113 minutes
Technical assessment:  4
Moral assessment:  3
CINEMA rating:  V 14
As NATO military federated and formed a United Defense Forces (UDF) to fight an alien called Mimics that threatens the world, American Major William Cage the UDF spokesperson with no training in battle is sent to France as soldier. He is killed but wakes up with special power “time-loop” that enables him to foresee the future and reset the past. He learns combat skills and overpowers the aliens.  (Full review to follow)