Chris Pratt plays Dan Forester, a family man who is drafted to fight in a war against an alien species 30-years in the future. He leads a ragtag team of non-character characters through several overly familiar cliche situations.

The film borrows elements from a lot of big-hitter movies. The aliens make a staccato, clicking sound, reminiscent of "Predator." The reveal that the aliens have been here all along concept from "War of the Worlds" and "The Thing." The heavily-influenced "Alien" scene of the last 30-minutes.

Pratt sells his ex-military career just fine, recalling his earlier role in "Zero Dark Thirty," but doesn't quite feel right as a nerdy, high school biology teacher. When Pratt is left alone to wise-crack in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" universe, he's magnetic; but when he's the straight man, it's bland and dull.

• Release Year: 2021
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
• Starring: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons
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• Summary: A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.
• Commissioned By: Rowan G.

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