![]() ![]() That kind of knowledge lends their moments a subtle tenderness, a pathos that’s built up through what the film doesn’t show, rather than what it does. “You tell me your middle name.” We never see that discussion, but we don’t need to: we can already see its impact on the characters’ faces.Įarlier on, Cage pushes Rita out of the way of a monster, aware that if he doesn’t, she will die. “You do talk to me in the end,” Cage informs Rita during one intimate car journey. The whole thing is a masterclass in montage, skipping frames only to fill the gaps with progression. Shorthand is the aim of the game: Scenes become conversations. The movie replays Cage’s day over 22 times, trimming things down to a ruthlessly streamlined 113 minutes. All the while, James Herbert – editor on most of Guy Ritchie’s films – and Laura Jennings – VFX editor on Skyfall and Children of Men – cut the footage together with pinpoint precision. Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth’s script has an ear for returning words and phrases, and director Doug Liman shoots with an eye for visual echoes. And that’s what makes Edge of Tomorrow so special: its keen understanding of the power of repetition. It’s a secret Emily Blunt’s hardened veteran, Rita, learned in a previous battle, but the same is true of everyone behind the camera. His expression gradually shifts, though, from confusion to confidence, as he learns to take advantage of his gift and use it as a weapon. Even as a cowardly PR guy, he’s strangely likeable. Tom does bewildered well: ever since the first Mission: Impossible, he’s perfected the man-on-the-run look and his star charisma hasn’t faded one bit. ![]() “Judgement day.”Īn explosive trip to the beach later and he finds himself covered in alien blood, which gives him the ability to relive the same day over and over. He wakes up to a brutal induction from a mean sergeant. We start the day with Tom Cruise as military media guru Cage, who flies into London to be briefed on humanity’s last big push against an alien invasion – only to be informed that he’s going to fight on the beaches with the grunts. If Edge of Tomorrow does nothing else, it proves that with thrilling success. ![]()
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