Review of Edge of Tomorrow (2014) by Lars P — 30 Nov 2016

Edge of Tomorrow features fantastic special effects and a clever plot. Tom Cruise delivers one of his best performances in years.

This review of Edge of Tomorrow (2014) was written by Lars P on 30 Nov 2016.

Edge of Tomorrow has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Ben W (988) on 03 Jul 2018

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Overrated but it was fun enough. The concepts pretty cool but I just got bored…

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