Fish and Cherries Productions

Edge of Tomorrow is a very well done action movie that gets a bit of bad reputation from its main actor. But make no mistake, Tom Cruise is well in his element here and for those that don’t like him, you get to watch him die many times throughout the movie. The rest of the elements are no slouch either, with special mention going to the plot, the creature design, and all of the action sequences. However, and this is a big however, the ending is a major cop out that makes less sense the more you think about it. It’s true that’s only one thing, but it really drags down what was shaping up to be a great movie. Still, if you can get past that, you’ll find quite a bit to like about this flick. Even if it tripped on the last leg of the race, it’s bound to be smarter than the upcoming Transformers movie.

Midnight in Paris was a wistful and thoughtful trip through French history and faces. Throughout the film, the idea of nostalgia for times long gone that a person wasn’t even a part of is destructed by showing its progression throughout the passing eras, a point which is admittedly spelled out in the end, but sometimes it’s best to abandon subtlety. There are other themes too, like the interactions of different creative minds, but the former is certainly the main focus. I’ll freely admit that I don’t think Owen Wilson is the greatest actor, but he fits perfectly here as a wide-eyed Francophile writer surrounded by strangeness, often embodying some of the traits of Woody Allen’s younger roles. Speaking of, one cannot ignore the all star cast that makes up the famous faces of Paris’ past, my personal favorite being Adrien Brody as Salvador Dali. Some people may be thrown off by the daytime scenes in the present day feeling a lot more mundane than the night scenes of the past, but rest assured that that was the whole idea and not a filmmaking fault. Overall, I feel like this movie was made specifically for me and encourage the rest of you to enjoy it like a rich eclair. Unless you’re vegan, in which case you should enjoy it like a dark chocolate-dipped strawberry.