enigmaticsince87
Joined Oct 2013
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As others have mentioned, this is an unexpected little gem. It sucks you in with the refreshingly whimsical, family-friendly comedy and then sinks in a gutter punch of emotion as the season progresses. So much heart, and damn if Jason Sudeikis has range we didn't know about. Bravo guys. Bravo.
Okay, I had to pause the movie - barely a third in - because Tom Segura just showed up on screen. Not only did he show up, he showed up and stole the scene, in a movie which has actually been pretty damn entertaining so far! The more I think about it, I'm totally engrossed right now. Yes, it's not Scorsese, but it's not pretending to be. More importantly, the plot moves quickly, it feels realistic, they've avoided the usual tropes and cliches, and the acting is pretty damn good! 7/10 for now, let's see how acts 2 and 3 go!
The moment I read the title "The Tomorrow War", I didn't have high hopes. It's not a terrible title, but it's hardly inspired either. And that's what this film is. Not terrible, but not good either. It is truly mediocre in almost every way. Let's break it down:
THE GOOD
THE BAD
THE GOOD
- The alien design is awesome. They're properly scary, resembling a hybrid of the Mimics from Edge of Tomorrow and Calvin from 2017's Life.
- Yvonne Strahovski, the actress playing the colonel, blew me away. Despite the awful dialogue she had to work with, her performance was superb. Unfortunately this only highlighted just how bad of a dramatic actor Pratt is. Speaking of which...
THE BAD
- Chris Pratt. Oh Chris, I used to be such a fan. Please return to comedy. You don't have dramatic acting chops, and in this movie especially it really felt like you phoned it in.
- The script. It's so bad it's painful. So much exposition, I found myself fast forwarding entire dialogue scenes.
- A plethora of plot holes.
