IMDb plot summary: A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.
Directed by Chris McKay. Starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, and Betty Gilpin.
Chris Pratt's character development, or lack thereof, is definitely the weakest part of this movie, which is otherwise a pretty cool concept and I was actually very unsettled (in a good way!) with the design of the aliens. You can't quite track how their bodies fit together, which is creepy enough that I could totally buy into them. But along the way there's an attempted father-daughter plotline that ends up being seriously underwhelming at best and heavy-handed and irritating at worst, and some ensemble character development that doesn't really go anywhere, though Sam Richardson is really likable in a side role. The film also struggles with pacing, with the final 30 minutes feeling wholly unnecessary, as well as confusing -- they just spent all this time making a weapon to kill the aliens and they still end up having to just punch them to death? It's a messy, awkward story, which is disappointing given how fun the premise could have been.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Tomorrow War < Dark and Stormy Night
The Tomorrow War > The Lorax (1972)
The Tomorrow War < National Treasure
The Tomorrow War > Everyone Says I Love You
The Tomorrow War > Mud
The Tomorrow War < Birdman of Alcatraz
The Tomorrow War > Saturday Night Fever
The Tomorrow War < My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
The Tomorrow War < The Fighter
The Tomorrow War > Wild
The Tomorrow War > Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Tomorrow War > Mr. Holland's Opus
Final spot: #2220 out of 3433, or 35%.
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