Tomorrow Man, The |
  • USA • 2002 • 95m •    • Directed by: Doug Campbell. • Starring: Corbin Bernsen, Beth Kennedy, Morgan Rusler, Jeanne Cooper, Adam Sutton, Elizabeth Sandifer, Alice Cunningham, Stevie Johnson, Ken Merckx, D'Wayne Gardner, D.K. Kelly, Charles Lance, Matthew Rhew. • Music by: Kubilay Uner.      Larry Mackey is a blue-collar dad in the 1970's, determined to make a better future for his young son. A future that's coming a lot faster than he thinks...When a depraved gang of time travelers from 2000 cross Larry's path, he's accidentally forwarded, where he discovers he's the reason his grown son has become a gangland murderer. Now he must make every minute count in his second chance of a lifetime to set things right.
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I think all the actors do 'very good' on up to 'excellent' - unfortunately, Stevie Johnson (Griffin) is hung with a somewhat lame (and wholly unnecessary) plot device intended to lend urgency to an already urgent situation. However, his mysterious dislike for his good friend from 30 years in the past does serve to pique our curiosity - Larry (Corbin Bernsen)was one of the _good_ guys; how did he go wrong?
We're propelled along this journey by an engrossing story, not special effects - the "effect" for time travel here is simple, cheap, inobtrusive...and oddly effective. And the problem of explaining how time travel is possible is disposed of by the simple expedient of ignoring it. It's possible, so there. (Which is what Kennedy's little bit of exposition on the subject amounts to.)
Review by Bob from the Internet Movie Database.
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