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Film Review: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’

The title’s a soap opera, but “Edge of Tomorrow” just might do for Emily Blunt what “Hunger Games” did for Jennifer Lawrence.
Film Review: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’
Rita and Bill (Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise) get to know each other by increments, as they hunt down an alien race. Warner Bros. Pictures
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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Time travel is a hot concept lately. “X-Men” had it. “Edge of Tomorrow” has more, only it’s of the cyclical, time-loop variety, à la “Groundhog Day.”

Round and round we go, getting slammed back to reset, waiting for Tom Cruise to sprint through enough time-loop cycles to figure out how to kiss Emily Blunt amid the wreckage, exo-suits, and tarantula aliens.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.
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