6/26/2023 0 Comments Will there be another tomorrow war![]() Simmons, is laughably bad), and the action is shot in a way that feels dead and flat despite the clearly exorbitant sums poured into its effects. World-building is nonexistent, fine details are nonsensical (a worldwide draft is expedited, but civilians are not even told told how to kill the aliens before being shot into the future), the acting is stiff (Pratt’s first scene with his father, played by J.K. The first part - the initial time-traveling action part that zaps Dan Forester (Pratt), a combat veteran in a rut, into the future - has the look and feel of the cinematic cut scenes of a first-person shooter video game. ![]() And yet, The Tomorrow War tries, clumsily, to rise to be something greater than a humanity-versus-aliens movie: it’s also a time-traveling movie, a father-daughter movie, and then somewhat inexplicably, an Alien-alien movie. Nor does its star Chris Pratt have, even with his historically dependable wise-cracking persona, the same megastar quality as Will Smith. The Tomorrow War doesn’t have that knowing, playful tone it infuses within the unserious schlock, the thing that has made Independence Day age well. In this way it also feels satisfying as reminiscent of a bygone era for blockbusters: a summer film with primarily one big action star that is not, at least overtly, an adaptation or revival designed to be a tentpole franchise-starter.īut to make the comparison to Independence Day is perhaps a bit reductive to both films. The film hit Prime Video this past holiday weekend after a long delay due to the pandemic, but it lands at the right time as a summer popcorn alien movie, perhaps most immediately reminiscent of a film like Independence Day. In short, it’s a big action movie that's kind of bad - but that’s also precisely what made me, and based on its audience ratings many others, feel rather good. The other two-thirds feel like another two separate movies, making the entire thing feel like a bit of a kitchen-sink big-budget mess. It is shoddily expository - some 30 years in the future, humanity has been so heavily wiped out in a war with aliens that we must go back in time to recruit more soldiers - paced terribly, and chock-full of egregious one-liners. The first third of The Tomorrow War, the new alien-fighting Chris Pratt action flick from Prime Video, is among the roughest stretch of a blockbuster movie in recent memory. 6/10 the story could have been better.This story has small spoilers from the film The Tomorrow War. Regardless, I can recommend it for a lazy Sunday but don't expect something special. And in fact, there are some impressive moments in the film, e.g the landing to the future.but once you finish watching this film you will understand the silliness of the story. Score is also alright and helps the pace of the film. Some good points: CGI is good and the aliens seem bad enough. ![]() Don't want to spoil it you will know when see these. It's actually a pity because they took so much time to build up the characters, explain the story, the enemy and the time travel properties in the first 30-45min, but then.what happened? HUGE plot holes and a couple of odd dialogue moments which literally make no sense. Why do the studios approach their audience in that un-intelligent way? I find it unfair and as a viewer, I believe we deserve more. You can't leave a 2-hour-something film with these huge plot holes and these silly moments of dialogue unchecked. ![]() Time travel movies are fun, aliens are fun and Chris Pratt is fun to watch.
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