This is an Amazon Prime original film starring Chris Pratt. The story takes place about 30 years in the future during a war against aliens. Humanity is struggling against these aliens, who consume people, and so future humans travel back in time to recruit help from their ancestors, present-day humans. You read that right—future humans come back to recruit people from the past to join the fight in the future. Eventually, a one-week draft is instituted, which shows how serious things are since the deployment only lasts a week and suggests many might not make it through.
Forester, played by Pratt, is an Iraq War veteran who is recruited for the effort. Along with a group of civilians, he is sent to the future to fight the aliens. As expected, things get complicated quickly and don’t go as planned. The group is dropped into a war zone without basic training, right in the middle of a city, and many die within seconds. From there, things continue to go downhill.
The movie feels like it’s divided into three parts: when things are normal, the war itself, and the aftermath. That’s a simple way to look at it, but there are many surprises within the story. You might find yourself saying “wow” a few times watching it.
I’ve heard the movie received some bad reviews, but we enjoyed it. It was entertaining and well made. Personally, I don’t usually pay much attention to critics or public opinion. Watch it and decide for yourself. I thought it was really good.
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