The Tomorrow War

 

       Chris Pratt in full hero mode as an ex-marine recruited by people from 30 years in the future. They have come back in time to find volunteers to go into the future to fight aliens that are wiping out the human race. Combining elements of "Alien", "Edge of Tomorrow" and even "Back to the Future", it's an exciting and very loud sci-fi action adventure.

        The film co-stars Yvonne Strahovski as a scientist/soldier with a pretty obvious identity, J.K. Simmons (in typical tough guy mode), Betty Gilpin as Mr. Pratt's wife, Sam Richardson (providing verbal comic relief) and Edwin Hodge. And of course, thousands of CGI Aliens.

        Moving at a quick pace,  the film stays on point with very little distraction from the central story. There are some interesting concepts and writer Zack Dean tries hard to make the story about family over aliens but let's face it, you watch films like this for the action, not the emotion. Plot holes can be ignored or quickly forgotten as the action is pretty much non-stop.

         Released by Amazon for streaming only, the film would have probably been a summer blockbuster in theaters but it's only available on Prime video. If this genre appeals to you, try to find the biggest TV screen and sound system you can to watch.