Michael Cook
Geek Vibes Nation
Jul 17, 2025
3.5/5
A pretty average action film that’s buoyed by solid directing, an incredibly game cast, some cool sci-fi concepts, and a lot of excellent and well-paced action sequences.
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Maxance Vincent
FilmSpeak.net
Jul 13, 2025
C+
While ‘The Tomorrow War’ contains impeccably shot action sequences, its main story quickly fizzles out in underdeveloped territory.
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Francesca Steele
iNews.co.uk
Dec 10, 2024
2/5
Chris Pratt stars as a modern-day soldier drafted in to fight a war against future aliens - with clunky, predictable consequences.
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Zach Pope
Zach Pope Reviews
Jul 26, 2023
It’s not perfect, it won’t be the next big classic, but with greatly done action, awesome alien design, & A FANTASTIC STANDOUT PERFORMANCE from Yvonne Strahovski!
PUT HER IN MORE THINGS PLEASE
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Manuel São Bento
MSB Reviews (Ghost.io)
Jul 25, 2023
B
The Tomorrow War is one of the biggest surprises of the year, boasting an impressively creative creature design, entertaining action sequences, and a contender for the most beautiful shot of 2021.
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M.N. Miller
Ready Steady Cut
Oct 9, 2022
2.5/5
If you are looking for a thrilling terror machine, The Tomorrow War will satisfy that craving. Otherwise, it’s a lesson in overstaying one’s welcome.
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Keith Garlington
Keith & the Movies
Aug 17, 2022
3.5/5
While the story builds itself around a cool and interesting concept, it’s the sheer action spectacle that stays with you.
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Cris Kennedy
The Canberra Times (Australia)
Jul 29, 2022
3/5
As far as the performances go, Pratt serves his role better than it serves him, and Simmons is terrific as usual.
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David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Jun 10, 2022
2/4
...sporadically watchable yet predominantly mediocre...
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Daniel Howat
Next Best Picture
May 20, 2022
5/10
"The Tomorrow War" is a serviceable action film that could certainly scratch the itch many have right now for a giant summer blockbuster, but the weak script keeps the movie firmly in mediocre territory.
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Victoria Luxford
City AM
Mar 2, 2022
2/5
From the characterisation to the horrendous dialogue, everything is lacking. Even the complex action scenes are spoiled by hysterical editing.
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Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Feb 12, 2022
1.5/4
Everything onscreen becomes either a product of embarrassingly bad screenwriting or an homage to a better landmark in the genre, often both.
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Zofia Wijaszka
FirstShowing.net
Feb 11, 2022
B
The film, directed by the man behind The Lego Batman Movie, delivers a fun time and the entertainment you probably need after a long day. At the same time, it appears to be more of a one-time watch and nothing more than just a decent summer sci-fi flick.
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Luis Martinez
El Mundo (Spain)
Oct 29, 2021
2.5/5
Every scene is taking from another piece of the modern science fiction lexicon. [Full Review in Spanish]
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Witney Seibold
Critically Acclaimed Podcast
Oct 7, 2021
Slick to a fault, and clumsy in the extreme, this big-budget alien war flick hasn't a lick of wit or cleverness.
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Rachel Ho
That Shelf
Oct 5, 2021
The Tomorrow War is a fun, mindless, alien invasion popcorn flick that would've benefited from a theatrical release in more normal times. It's truly the epitome of what a summer blockbuster is and should be.
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Sameen Amer
The News International (Pakistan)
Oct 1, 2021
2/5
With a more solid script that paid just a little more attention to things like sense and logic, the film could have easily been so much better.
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Trevor Johnston
Radio Times
Sep 14, 2021
3/5
Amiable popcorn fare, then, but a little more creative effort might have made this really special.
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Zehra Phelan
Flavourmag
Aug 31, 2021
3/5
A two-headed popcorn filler that is part sentimental family fodder, part save humanity from the evil ancient aliens, it won't be winning any awards but it's big and brash enough to keep you entertained.
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Sr. Rose Pacatte
St. Anthony Messenger
Aug 27, 2021
It suffers from inane dialogue and a superficial story driven by explosions and aliens that reminded me of the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park.
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