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Sebastian Arroyo  Mr. Newman  English Rhetoric: 101 

15 October 2014  Compare. Contrast. Repeat.  A movie starring Tom Cruise, is certainly a movie worth watching. watchin g. But until his more recent films critics start to think otherwise. Nonetheless the Golden Globe winner has handed hand ed us timeless movies such as Top Gun, Mission Impossible, and The Last Samurai. In his latest movie  Live. Die. Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow , directed , directed by Doug Liman, Cruise plays William Cage, an army major and spokesman for the war effort, e ffort, who is set in a D-Day like surrounding and is forced to fight against an alien invasion, all while wearing a badass armored suit of course, and while fighting triggers an accident that causes him to repeat his day if he were to die. Well Tom Cruise dies, a lot. But everyday he learns from his death and proceeds to make progress and with that special “ability” has an advantage in defeating this alien race. Critics’ Christopher Orr, writer for The Atlantic, Atlantic, and Rene Rodriguez, from miami.com, both share their criticism on on Edge  Edge of Tomorrow, Tomorrow, but it is their views on plot and level of success that director Doug Liman h has as in creating his vision of this film, that distinguish these two reviews.

Both Orr and Rodriguez, after seeing Edge seeing  Edge of Tomorrow  Tomorrow agree that “Cruise, too, is better than what he has been in a long while”. Rodriguez writes “You “You have to give it up for Cruise, though. Here's a superstar who takes every ever y project with the same level of intensity, even a big entertainment such as this one”(Rodriguez). By stating those lines early in their reviews, the reader, if not already has seen the movie, is hooked into being persuaded to do so. They know

 

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what to expect from the actor’s previous work, so by these writer’s attitude towards the acting as a whole, leads them to actually ac tually wanting to view the film for themselves.   One distinctive notion that sets the two reviews though, is that not once does Rodriguez speak on the job director Doug Liman had performed in creating his vision for the movie. Yet, Orr writes on Liman’s behalf stating “The director is in top form here, presenting his ever revolving tale with visual style, narrative velocity, and a wonderful dose of dark humor.” In  perspective, it’s not solely the actors in the movie that make a film what it is, it’s the job of the director piecing his visions and thoughts together creating a memorable m emorable piece of work. And as only written here by Orr on the subject, “Liman gets exceptional mil mileage eage out of it [ Edge  Edge of Tomorrow].” Tomorrow ].” Whether you’ve wished or not to see a Cruise film in the recent years, both critics can agree that overall the movie’s performance and plot and  plot was solid. Rodriguez glorifies the acting done stating, “You have to give it up for Cruise, though.Cruise gives every movie his all, no matter how preposterous, tearing through large action set pieces with a believable ferocity, and his enthusiasm ca carries rries you along.” As Rodriguez congratulates the film’s deliverance as whole; “ That said, Edge said,  Edge of Tomorrow remains Tomorrow remains one of the  pleasant surprises of this summer season season to date, boasting magnetic leads, a wickedly looping  plot, and bravura direction.” Both Christopher Orr and Rene Rodriguez,, criticized what Liman’s  Edge of Tomorrow had done for the art, but it was their views on directing, acting, and plot that separated the two opinions.  

 

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Works Cited  Orr, Christopher. "The Unexpected Pleasures of Edge of o f Tomorrow." The Atlantic. Atlantic. Atlantic, 6 June 2014. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.  2014.  <http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/theunexpected-pleasures-of-edge-of-tomorrow/372335/>..  unexpected-pleasures-of-edge-of-tomorrow/372335/>

Rodriguez, Rene. "Edge of Tomorrow (PG-13)." Miami (PG-13)." Miami Herald . Miami Herald, 8 June 2014. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.  2014. <http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/reelingwith-rene-rodriguez/article1965532.html>. 

 

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