Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)

A group of teens goes on a weekend camping trip and returns to find Ellie’s parents are gone. A check of the others homes reveal their  parents have disappeared as well. 

One of the kids cautions that they should stay hidden because they don't know what is actually going on and they saw fighter jets when they were hiking.  A few of the teens sneak into town that night and find a compound with spotlights where all the townsfolk are corralled inside.

This is basically an Australian version of Red Dawn.  Ellie is supposed to be heroic, sensitive and strong. Yet she may be stupider than the others. There are multiple incidences of her revealing herself when she should be hidden, or being loud when they should be quiet, and just not being careful.  Based on their actions, I can't believe they could actually survive.

The movie doesn't have any sort of resolution. Apparently it was based on a book and there were to be sequels that never happened.

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