The science fiction genre has always been partial to telling stories about ordinary, blue-collar men in new situations and new worlds. But unlike Chris McKay’s The Tomorrow War, they all contained a unique flair or a unique story: Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers was a subtle satire about the dangers of war aside from its gaudy visuals, Independence Day drew people in for its promise of aliens and guns, but people loved the heartwarming performance from Will Smith, and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie perfectly captured Douglas Adams’ story with agreeable campiness. The Tomorrow War, where Chris Pratt plays an ex-military high school teacher who travels through time to fight aliens, tries to play out like all of these films, but ultimately fails.
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