The Tomorrow War, which cost just under $160 million to make, stars Pratt as a high school teacher with a military background who is among those recruited from soldiers from the future, who need people to come forward in time to fight off alien invaders. No consideration of Time Paradoxes or Temporal Mechanics in this mess of a movie.
But despite the illogical plot and absurd actions of the characters, this sci-fi time travel film starring Chris Pratt already has a sequel in the works, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The reason why is simple: money.
Director Chris McKay is expected to return, along with screenwriter Zach Dean and much of the original cast, which in addition to Pratt included Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin and Sam Richardson. Skydance and Amazon Studios are behind the project.
The Tomorrow War debuted on Amazon Prime July 2 and appears to have garnered strong numbers for the service, according to Pratt. While — like many other streamers — Amazon does not provide viewership numbers, Pratt celebrated its release by stating on Instagram this week that the film broke records in its first 48 hours and “was the No 1 film in the world.” One insider said the movie exceeded all expectations. This despite the ridiculous plot and the monotonous battle sequences. Skip this one (and the sequel!). GRADE: C-
Much buzz. Even more plot holes. People from tomorrow are stupid. Ptah! Yvonne Strahovski id fetching, though.
Jerry, yes…Yvonne Strahovski is fetching. But that’s not enough to save this loony movie!
No review? Considering how blistering the reviews were, I thought it was not as bad as I expected. Stupid, yes, but watchable, especially after the horribly loud, relentlessly moronic THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, which we watched last week. The weak link, besides the script, was Chris Pratt. I HATE people who think whispering is an acceptable acting technique. It’s not. J.K. Simmons was fun as his estranged dad.
As for the plot, you can consider this a SPOILER ALERT if you haven’t watched it, intend to watch it, and care: OK, assuming the plot plays out the way it does, the aliens are destroyed, and none of it ever happened. By the logic of pretty much every other time travel/SF movie of the type, shouldn’t everyone have forgotten everything that happened including the war, the existence of the aliens, etc.? And are all the people who were killed or maimed in the war now alive and whole again? Also, since they only “recruited” (more like press ganged) people who were going to die anyway in the next 10 (or maybe 20) years, are they still going to die? Or now that they know they’re going to die and when, can they do something to change that?
So, basically, the plotting was just stupid and they left a bunch of loose ends for their de rigueur happy ending.
Jeff, WORDPESS is playing tricks again. The review should appear any time now. J. K. Simmons, with his Stevie Nicks line, stole the show! Yes, the plot ignores Temporal Mechanics and all the Time Paradoxes meddling with Time produces. And yet…a sequel is in the works.
I loved his Stevie Nicks line!
Jeff, I also liked the all too brief appearance of former “Chloe O’Brian” (aka, Mary Lynn Rajskub)!
Too bad she didn’t get to form a perimeter or access the schematics!
Jeff, I was hoping “Chloe” might have been a permanent character.
This was one dumb-ass movie.
Jim, I totally agree! But now there’s a sequel in the works!