'Edge of Tomorrow' Works Because Tom Cruise Is Playing a Coward

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'Edge of Tomorrow' Works Because Tom Cruise Is Playing a Coward
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Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many screenings as he can, Liam is always watching new movies and television shows.

The Big Picture Tom Cruise has been one of the biggest movie stars in the world for four decades, but he’s somehow having a new renaissance in his career over the past decade. While Cruise’s string of hits in the 1990s emphasized his ambition to work with auteur filmmakers and give versatile performances, it seems like Cruise’s current work is only in service of the audience.

Release Date June 6, 2014 Director Doug Liman Cast Tom Cruise , Emily Blunt , Brendan Gleeson , Bill Paxton , Jonas Armstrong , Tony Way Runtime 113 minutes Main Genre Action Writers Christopher McQuarrie , Jez Butterworth , John-Henry Butterworth , Hiroshi Sakurazaka What Is 'Edge of Tomorrow' About? Directed by Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow takes place in 2015 when a group of alien invaders known as “Mimics” have taken control of Europe, forcing troopers to head to the frontlines in...

'Edge of Tomorrow' Shows Off Tom Cruise's Comedic Abilities Despite being one of the biggest box office draws in history, it’s easy to forget that Tom Cruise is already an acclaimed performer. This is someone who has worked with Oliver Stone, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Mann, and Paul Thomas Anderson, so he’s picked up a few things about playing a nuanced character.

However, Cage’s cowardly nature also gives the film a direction, and it makes him a more inspirational character. There’s a bit of The Twilight Zone magic within the story about an ordinary man called on to do extraordinary things, and Cruise gets to show how Cage slowly learns about his own abilities as he trains with Rita. Having an inexperienced character allows the film to provide exposition in a naturalistic way, as Cage is hilariously unprepared for all elements of combat.

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