The Tomorrow War
Amazon Studios | Release Date (Streaming): July 2, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
21
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 2, 2021
I might’ve cut The Tomorrow War a little more slack had screenwriter Zach Dean not conjured up the crappiest, sappiest most over-extended finale in living sci-fi movie memory. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJul 2, 2021
The supposedly original script from writer Zach Dean offers very little that’s innovative or inspired. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineWes GreeneJul 1, 2021
The Tomorrow War is little more than a clunky, Nolan-esque exercise in instruction-manual cinema. Read full review
35
ABC NewsPeter TraversJul 2, 2021
There's nothing ‘tomorrow’ about a recycled sci-fi jumble that places all its bets on yesterday. Read full review
32
Paste MagazineTara Bennett Jul 1, 2021
Unfortunately, The Tomorrow War isn’t allowed to be the dumb, “just go with it” summer spectacle it should have been, a la Independence Day. Instead, McKay and Dean force it to be a self-aware and “smart” time travel drama, with feelings big enough to crack generational war trauma issues, among lots of things that go “boom!” and “pew, pew, pew.” Read full review
30
Film ThreatHunter LanierJul 12, 2021
None of the set pieces are inventive, and the dialogue is either overly serious or hacky ha-has. In addition to the bland everyman at the center of the story, all the supporting characters are soulless mouthpieces. Read full review
30
IGNKristy PuchkoJul 1, 2021
It’s astonishing that the helmer of The LEGO Batman Movie followed that vibrant, funny, and wildly entertaining offering with an action movie that is such an inane eyesore. And yet that turn still makes more sense than the plot of The Tomorrow War. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 1, 2021
The Tomorrow War is betting its flash will blind us to its vacuity. Read full review
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