Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

I declare that “Jansen” shall be my measurement unit for annoying child actors. Jansen Panettiere comes in at 1.0 Jansens in this film, the yardstick of shittiness.
This movie checks just about every “Dan’s gonna love it” box, so maybe take this rating with a grain of salt.
Pretty thoughtful B-movie with a compelling premise and solid lead performance. Honestly I might be underselling it.
I adore Shirley MacLaine, so much of the writing, and the production. Sad holiday vibes are some of the best on film. I really felt a bit of a stumble in the dark middle act twist, which is dramatically intriguing but narratively a momentum-killer for the screwball pace the film had built. So I’m just a bit ambivalent, but still enraptured. On a rewatch maybe this is a Masterpiece candidate.
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