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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.
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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
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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. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 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 a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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