The Tomorrow War

Un pur délice enfantin, un film de série B enthousiasmant rempli de tout ce que nous aimons le plus dans le genre science-fiction d'action. Des personnages humains avec des émotions sincères et chargés de relations, sur lesquels se déroule le développement d'une intrigue imprévisible et richement nuancée, placée dans un monde fantastique attrayant, avec une action délicatement tranchante et des extraterrestres dégoûtants malins. Écrit et dirigé intelligemment et avec cœur, cachant son intelligence derrière un faux masque d'absurdités bon marché. Le meilleur emmerich sans Emmerich. (13/11/2021)

The Tomorrow War s’efforce de faire passer, à travers le petit écran, une ambitieuse histoire de science-fiction, de l’action palpitante, un drame familial prenant et un max de scènes grandiloquentes. Le hic, c’est que tout ça, il le fait en n’étant ni cohérent, ni original, ni mémorable, donc le surlendemain, vous vous souvenez uniquement du rythme assez enlevé et du fait que ce n’était pas déplaisant – du moins, si le caractère précipité de l’ensemble et ses nombreux clichés franchement stupides ne vous ont pas refroidi. L’un dans l’autre, ce n’est qu’une compilation de tout ce qu’on a déjà vu dans d’autres films nettement plus décents (notamment dans le relativement récent Edge of Tomorrow, duquel il a véritablement photocopié le final). Un téléfilm surfinancé de plus, en fin de compte. (04/07/2021)

Forget logic, enjoy the action! The Tomorrow War is a fine sci-fi caper with aliens (monsters). It is not another Edge of Tomorrow, but on the other hand, there hasn't been anything better since it (7 years I should point out!), and I'm not really going to count that Independence Day 2 crap, so I was able to enjoy the movie properly. I find it funny that someone here complains about waiting 50 minutes for the action, but they don’t skimp on the stars with a three-hour gay drama! The film manages to draw you in from the start, Chris Pratt is likeable, though I admit his acting was on the edge at times, Yvonne Strahovski is great, she's hot as hell, J.K. Simmons is traditionally excellent and it was nice to see Sam Richardson comedy relief throughout the film, though I could have imagined more room for him. The visuals are awesome, the monsters are absolutely amazing (I didn't expect we'd get competition so soon after Quiet Place). If the film had been R-rated, it could have been a regular monster horror film, the “Alien" finale was a nice indication of that. I liked the attack on the base the best though, it will probably remind many viewers of World War Z. So yeah definitely great fun, my only complaint is with the dramatic scenes, the emotions and the family, I just don't like that, if they left that out, there would be room for another action scene, which I would have preferred, But today's audiences can’t do without the mandatory drama, because unless there are tears flowing, it's as cold as a polar bear's ass in the Arctic. Story 3/5, Action 4/5, Humor 3/5, Violence NO, Fun 5/5 Music 4/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 4/5, Suspense 3/5 8/10. (03/07/2021)

In 2021, these alien derivatives may only entertain bacteria and other single-celled organisms. If it wasn’t for the bombastic CGI here and there, it would have nothing. And Chris Pratt's dumb attempts at expressing deeper emotions are quite comical. As Star-Lord he's fine, his awkwardness doesn't matter there, but otherwise he’s very far from a character actor. (05/07/2021)

The trailers didn't do this action sci-fi flick a good service, and even when The Tomorrow War went straight to stream, you kind of assumed that you weren't going to be treated to a quality show. But it turned out unexpectedly well this time. The Tomorrow War is far from perfect, but the two and a quarter hours in front of the TV pass pleasantly quickly. They may be quite blatantly ripping off Edge of Tomorrow, Terminator, Alien, or even The Thing, but who could be mad at them for looking to the best for inspiration? Moreover, after a slow start, Chris McKay hits the gas hard and showers the audience with one action scene after another. In doing so, he makes sure not to dumb down the style and the setting, so after intense fights in the city and one not-quite-successful hunting trip, there's a spectacular shootout that would have been quite fitting for the big screen, and the whole thing is finished off a little differently. And it paces the whole thing well enough for one to overlook that it's pretty much just plain. Chris Pratt may play Star-Lord at first, but once the serious stuff starts happening he puts on a serious face and is quite good at it. The designers went truly bonkers with the monsters and I find myself wanting to watch a few scenes again a few hours after the closing credits. Who would have expected that after the crappy trailers? (04/07/2021)