Review of The Tomorrow War (2021) by Theredsky — 07 Jul 2021

This film spells out “PERFECTLY AVERAGE” in big bold letters. It isn’t bad at all and it’s a turn your brain off kind of movie but it still isn’t great. Chris Pratt is good. He brings a fun and engaging set of charisma to his roles and he is no different here.

His character is very one note though. His only motivation is that he cares about his daughter which isn’t a bad motivation but the film is begging for more character development so that the emotional moments feel more impactful.

Sam Richardson was fun but he really doesn’t do a lot during the movie besides adding some comic relief to it. All of the other characters are very forgettable although I did enjoy J. K. Simmons presence even if he had basically nothing to do.

Since this is a time travel movie, the logic is out of the window. There were several moments involving the creatures or characters that made me think, “Hold on. That’s a big paradox”. One moment involves Chris Pratt’s character and the general from 50 years in the future.

He wants to bring her back to the future with him but he cares so much about doing it that he almost dies at one point which would have screwed over the people in the past. And even if he succeeded in bringing her back, that would have created a massive paradox with two of the same character not to mention that she would just disappear since the future wouldn’t happen.

Like I said, the more you think about it, the worse the story gets. The action is fine. It isn’t super impressive but it’s not bad. It’s serviceable for the story and it has its moments. The visual effects, aside from a few shots, are really impressive actually.

The creature design looks terrifying and the visual effect artists do a great job making them look real. If anything, you should check this movie out for that. If you want a fun Chris Pratt movie then I would recommend checking this out but don’t expect a masterpiece.