A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.
- Awards
- 8 nominations
David Maldonado
- Dodd
- (as Dave Maldonado)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThis film was made by Paramount Pictures for a theatrical release but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Paramount sold the film to Amazon Prime Video for $200 million.
- GoofsThe following goof was marked as incorrect: "The soldiers from 2051 come from a time when 99.99% of the human population is dead and the war is nearly lost. Nevertheless, the governments from the present devote tremendous resources to sending millions of drafted civilians to 2051 to die almost certain deaths. There is no discussion of using the knowledge from the future to fight the impending war differently and prevent human extinction. Only at the end does it seem to occur to anyone to send the toxin back in time to change the future." Reason for it being incorrect was said to be: "However, it is possible to develop the toxin only with a female specimen available, i.e. in the future, and it cannot be possible to bring her back in the present for studies." Still, this does not explain why no effort was taken in 2022 to use knowledge from 2051 to alter the course of history.
- Quotes
Dan Forester: If there's one thing that the world needs right now, it's scientists. We cannot stop innovating. That's how you solve a problem.
- Crazy creditsAlien sounds can be heard at the end of the credits.
- SoundtracksChristmas Wrapping
Written by Chris Butler (as Christopher Butler)
Performed by The Waitresses
Courtesy of Republic Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
Entertaining, but...such a stupid plot.
Time travel movies are fun, aliens are fun and Chris Pratt is fun to watch.
But, there's a limit to stupidity. You can't leave a 2-hour-something film with these huge plot holes and these silly moments of dialogue unchecked.
Why do the studios approach their audience in that un-intelligent way? I find it unfair and as a viewer, I believe we deserve more.
It's actually a pity because they took so much time to build up the characters, explain the story, the enemy and the time travel properties in the first 30-45min, but then...what happened? HUGE plot holes and a couple of odd dialogue moments which literally make no sense. Don't want to spoil it; you will know when see these.
Some good points: CGI is good and the aliens seem bad enough. Score is also alright and helps the pace of the film.
And in fact, there are some impressive moments in the film, e.g the landing to the future...but once you finish watching this film you will understand the silliness of the story.
Regardless, I can recommend it for a lazy Sunday but don't expect something special. Just switch off and enjoy.
6/10 the story could have been better.
But, there's a limit to stupidity. You can't leave a 2-hour-something film with these huge plot holes and these silly moments of dialogue unchecked.
Why do the studios approach their audience in that un-intelligent way? I find it unfair and as a viewer, I believe we deserve more.
It's actually a pity because they took so much time to build up the characters, explain the story, the enemy and the time travel properties in the first 30-45min, but then...what happened? HUGE plot holes and a couple of odd dialogue moments which literally make no sense. Don't want to spoil it; you will know when see these.
Some good points: CGI is good and the aliens seem bad enough. Score is also alright and helps the pace of the film.
And in fact, there are some impressive moments in the film, e.g the landing to the future...but once you finish watching this film you will understand the silliness of the story.
Regardless, I can recommend it for a lazy Sunday but don't expect something special. Just switch off and enjoy.
6/10 the story could have been better.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $200,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $14,400,000
- Runtime2 hours 18 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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