"The second film adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka's 2004 eponymous novel, this new one is considerably inferior to Edge of Tomorrow from 2014, Tom Cruise's own Groundhog D1ay with mechs. It's not a question of budget or aesthetics simply a gaping hole of engaging characterisation and inner spark that makes this time loop a grinding chore, rather than a thrilling jailbreak from eternal recurrence."
"The protagonists have been swapped: the point of view in this version is Rita (voiced by Ai Mikami), the female badass working for the United Defense Force that surveys the colossal plant. Exposure to its quartz spores are what forces her to live her imperfect day over and over. After using her first run-throughs to variously put as much distance between Darol and herself as possible, attempt to take her own life, then level up her combat skills, she finally meets another looper, hapless nerd Keiji (Natsuki Hanae)."
A second film adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka's 2004 novel remakes the time-loop premise with a new alien antagonist, a dormant alien flower named Darol that produces killer nasturtiums. Point of view shifts to Rita (Ai Mikami), a United Defense Force operative trapped in repeated imperfect days after exposure to Darol's quartz spores. Rita initially distances herself, attempts suicide, then trains and upgrades combat skills before encountering another looper, nerd Keiji (Natsuki Hanae). The narrative mirrors Edge of Tomorrow's gamified leveling but emphasizes despair and futility akin to Groundhog Day's existential rut. Rita's character lacks depth beyond an unconvincing abused backstory, and the film squanders Studio 4C's striking visuals with angular character models, failing to recreate Cruise and Blunt's interplay.
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