Edge of Tomorrow avoids the trap that so many science fiction films fall into. The concept is refreshingly different and makes you think and thankfully, the plot is not so insane that you can't follow the story. That comes down to good execution. The audience doesn't know exactly what's going on until Tom Cruise's character finds out for himself, at which point it is described in thorough detail to make sure we all get it. My one complaint on the plot is a minor glitch in the timeline that is either not explained well enough or an overlooked mistake.
The movie resembles a video game, in which death only means starting again from the last checkpoint. If you get it wrong the first time, you can go back and try again. What we take for granted in video games is used in the movie as military strategy in a battle that resembles an alien D-Day. Each day plays the same way, much like a computer program written to do very specific things in a game. Continuing the theme, the imaginative design of the movie is reminiscent of video games, complete with full-battle suits and robotic aliens.
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