(This review may contain spoilers).
I’ve seen Tom Cruise in quite a lot of things and I do like him as an actor. I have to say, though, this is probably the first film I’ve seen him in where the character he plays is so laughably incompetent at first. I kind of think his commander wanted him to get killed.
The Mimics reminded me of the creatures in the Alien films and Starship Troopers – with the sheer single-mindedness of predators attacking humans.
The characters in this film – the human ones, anyway – were particularly intriguing and with a couple of exceptions, I thought they were quite well-rounded. There was plenty of action in the film and that did keep me on the edge of my seat throughout.
The Groundhog Day thing did have an explanation that made sense. There were a few gory parts in the film, but a lot of the time, the action was moving so quickly, it wasn’t really noticeable.
I felt that the actors did a good job of portraying the characters and I found it easy to relate to them. I could really empathise with Tom Cruise’s character’s frustrating attempts to explain what he was experiencing to people who thought he was insane. I also liked that he went through a lot of growth through the course of the film.
I did like the ending of the film, but I would have liked to see it expanded. Still, the actors played well off each other and, all in all, made for an entertaining film and one I would probably watch again.
Ink of Blood 