“Groundhog Day” meets “Aliens”… I’d never thought I’d see that but here we are. “Edge Of Tomorrow” borrows heavily from two very different movies and is an enjoyable ride. It’s somewhat smart and exhilarating even if the finale feels disappointing.

In this film, we see a futuristic war in which soldier Cage (Tom Cruise “Top Gun”, “Mission: Impossible”) is forced to relive the same day over and over again. Nobody will listen to him except for a fellow soldier named Rita (Emily Blunt “The Adjustment Bureau”). As each day goes by, Cage gets better and better at fighting the alien army that is destroying Earth. It gets a little convoluted in the third act but the rest of it is quite entertaining.

Tom Cruise is alright here, there’s not much to say either way. Emily Blunt is really funny as she keeps killing Cruise every time he screws up so that the day can be reset. The chemistry between the two is pretty good. The aliens themselves are interesting to look at but the editing is a bit jarring at times so it is hard to get a good look at them. I like Bill Paxton (“Twister”) in this and Brendan Gleeson (“Troy”) is good as well.

“Edge Of Tomorrow” has some explosive action and a very intriguing set-up. I did quite enjoy the first two thirds of the film but I cannot deny the ending felt poor. I think it’s definitely of great interest when we see movies such as “Aliens” and “Groundhog Day” blended together because you get some weird and wonderful results. “Edge Of Tomorrow” will impress anybody looking for explosive action in the style of the “Transformers” films but with some really intelligent stuff thrown in to make it a cut above most action-packed films of the era.