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Created Jun 08, 2014 03:42PM PST • Edited Jun 08, 2014 03:42PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Really Great 4.5

   Some are calling this a sci-fi Groundhog Day, but of course Edge of Tomorrow is not a comedy and is much more sophisticated. The two things it does have in common are the facts that it is (a) a really great movie, and (b) involves the use of repeating time over and over again. I learned that one does not get sick of seeing Tom and Emily Blunt over and over again…. Ok, mostly because of Emily – but the sci-fi twisty story does a really great job of keeping you roped in to see just how things will work out. And on the blockbuster front – you can’t go wrong with bad-ass soldiers battling bad-ass aliens for the survival of earth. That’s one formula that will consistently work. The bottom line is that Edge was ‘Cool’ – plain and simple. The action was great, but the story and aliens were way ‘Cool’, and it was a really great way to spend a few hours this summer.

4. Acting

   Very Good 3.5

   A cool movie needs a cool cast. Tom and Emily were cool enough, but it was also cool to see Brendan Gleeson and Bill Paxton in supporting roles.

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

6. Female Stars Very Good 3.5

7. Female Costars Very Good 3.5

8. Male Costars Very Good 3.5

10. Film

    Really Great 4.5

11. Direction Really Great 4.5

12. Play Really Great 4.5

13. Music Really Great 4.5

14. Visuals Really Great 4.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 2.1

17. Sex Titillating 2.1

18. Violence Fierce 2.1

19. Rudeness Salty 2.1

21. Reality

    Supernatural 3.7

22. Circumstantial Supernatural 3.7

23. Biological Supernatural 3.7

24. Physical Supernatural 3.7