“The Tomorrow War” movie review: action-packed throwback to 90s movies
Chris Pratt charms his way through Amazon Prime’s fun, action-packed throwback to 1990s films such as Armageddon and Independence Day in The Tomorrow War.
Director Chris McKay’s action-thriller is reminiscent of big, bad alien flicks from a few years ago; standard fare, but good fun nonetheless.
The only way you know it isn’t the 1990s is because you’re watching this movie at home. Time travel, nasty toothy aliens, fathers and children, mean choppers and meaner muscle, and an adequate sprinkling of humour — the only way you know it isn’t the 1990s is because you’re watching this movie at home.
The Tomorrow War
- Director: Chris McKay
- Cast: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, J. K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Jasmine Mathews, Keith Powers, Theo Von, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Seychelle Gabriel, Mike Mitchell
- Storyline: A former soldier goes into the future to fight aliens
- Duration: 138 minutes
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About The Tomorrow War
The Tomorrow War is the kind of competently put-together entertainment that mainstream Hollywood does so well on occasion. Think of it as a close cousin to the Fast and the Furious films — it’s about as slickly packaged, although it doesn’t quite have the rewatchability factor of some of that franchise’s best entries.
It is, however, a long overdue homage to the type of action blockbusters that flooded the summer box office in the 1990s, such as Armageddon and Independence Day. Something that would have drawn throngs to the theatres in the past is now being streamed directly to our homes, which is a sign of our times.
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Watch the Tomorrow War trailer here:
As the title suggests, The Tomorrow War is a intense action film that will keep you on the edge of your seat with its thrilling action sequences. The actors were required to undergo extensive physical training in order to complement the action scenes and take our breath away.
The action is thrilling and relentless, just like the aliens. The humour is standard issue tough talk fueled by testosterone. The aliens are just a tad underwhelming. Despite director Chris McKay’s claims in an interview with this writer that they tried to create a unique alien, they just look like angry, scraggly, toothy versions of the abominable snowman.
