The Tomorrow War
In The Tomorrow War, “the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.”
The film is…fine? I guess? I wouldn’t say it’s terrible, but it’s bloated as hell, and Chris Pratt remains one of our blandest action heroes. The Tomorrow War did have a few saving graces, though. For one thing, the creature design for the aliens (which are called Whitespikes) is neat. For another, I Think You Should Leave’s Sam Richardson steals the entire movie as one of the recently-drafted soldiers fighting alongside Pratt. My advice for the sequel: kill Pratt’s character off immediately and just let Richardson be the lead. That’s instantly a better movie.
By Chris Evangelista/July 8, 2021 11:37 am EST
Deadline has the scoop on The Tomorrow War 2, reporting that “discussions are in place to bring the whole creative gang back both in front of and behind the camera including director Chris McKay and screenwriter Zach Dean; and stars Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, and..J.K. Simmons.”
The Tomorrow War
In The Tomorrow War, “the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.”
The film is…fine? I guess? I wouldn’t say it’s terrible, but it’s bloated as hell, and Chris Pratt remains one of our blandest action heroes. The Tomorrow War did have a few saving graces, though. For one thing, the creature design for the aliens (which are called Whitespikes) is neat. For another, I Think You Should Leave’s Sam Richardson steals the entire movie as one of the recently-drafted soldiers fighting alongside Pratt. My advice for the sequel: kill Pratt’s character off immediately and just let Richardson be the lead. That’s instantly a better movie.
The film is…fine? I guess? I wouldn’t say it’s terrible, but it’s bloated as hell, and Chris Pratt remains one of our blandest action heroes. The Tomorrow War did have a few saving graces, though. For one thing, the creature design for the aliens (which are called Whitespikes) is neat. For another, I Think You Should Leave’s Sam Richardson steals the entire movie as one of the recently-drafted soldiers fighting alongside Pratt. My advice for the sequel: kill Pratt’s character off immediately and just let Richardson be the lead. That’s instantly a better movie.
