Edge of Tomorrow. The world has been invaded. The invasion started in Europe. Europe is essentially wiped out. American and UK forces are preparing for a second D-day. Cage (Tom Cruise) is a military PR guy who is ordered to go to the front lines. He declines. That doesn't sit well with the commanding officer so he is demoted and sent to the front line as a soldier. He is ill-prepared for that and quickly dies. Before he dies, he kills an alien. This alien species has an ability to re-start time, which is a reason why they're winning the war. As he's dying, the blood of the alien he's killed drenches him. Via this, the ability to re-set time is transferred to him. After who knows how many repeated deaths, he is able to connect with Rita (Emily Blunt) who also experienced the same phenomena but no longer has that ability. They join forces in an attempt to defeat the alien invaders.
I will admit upfront that this is a movie that someone should probably study up on before seeing. There are various ranks in the alien force. These names are tossed around throughout the movie and if one isn't paying too much attention, it is easy to get a tad lost. That being said, I found this to be an exciting thrill ride. I will admit I haven't seen every action flick this summer and there are still more to come, but as of early July this is the best action/sci-fi movie of the summer.
There are always questions related to these type of science fiction movies, so here are mine:
1. Why did the alien force just invade Europe?
2. Why doesn't he ALWAYS wake up at the exact same moment after each death? -- a somewhat spoiler question.
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