This big budget action spectacle (by Aussie standards) is a reasonable adaptation of Marsden's source material, though it misunderstands the point by amping up the action at the expense of the teen relationships.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 25, 2023

As a film made for it's teenage fans, it mostly succeeds.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 23, 2019

Suffers from some painfully slow pacing and clichéd writing.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 24, 2019

...despite the R-rating, this isn't really a movie for grown-ups, Tomorrow When the War Began can't be completely dismissed as a teen movie either. It's a curious thing, with sleek, fluid action set pieces and moments that approach - then bungle - grace.

| Original Score: 86/100 | Apr 29, 2012

Suffers from some technical and acting issues, but the piece is so exciting and engaging overall you'll undoubtedly be hoping for a sequel when the credits roll.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 25, 2012

"Tomorrow" is less realistic than "Red Dawn," if you can wrap your head around that without making it pop off.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 23, 2012

You know the drill: A small group of unsuspecting adventurers wanders into danger, and not all of them will get out alive.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 23, 2012

a nice combination of high school angst and blockbuster action

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 23, 2012

Just fast-moving fun, enough so to gloss over its shortcomings.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 23, 2012

This is a movie that packs in a lot of very cool action while still addressing its themes intelligently. It's one to seek out.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 23, 2012

Quite a crafty genre mash-up that deserves to find an audience.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 23, 2012

Undeniably entertaining, but also profoundly silly, making Red Dawn look like a documentary by comparison.

| Original Score: C | Feb 22, 2012

So full of stock types and clichés it makes The Breakfast Club look like Nashville.

| Original Score: .5/4 | Feb 21, 2012

A resistance-combatant-primer disguised as a teen-exploitation flick, "Tomorrow When the War Began" delights in guilty pleasures.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 20, 2012

Despite the far-fetched set-up (and the often clunky dialogue and acting), you'll soon be rooting for the plucky teens.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 20, 2011

The door is tantalisingly left open for a sequel, and if it's as enjoyable as this then it won't be an unwelcome one.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 14, 2011

American audiences might prefer to see their own country being invaded by Asiatic hordes on the big screen, but Tomorrow, When the War Began is as glossy and slick as any Hollywood production . . .

| Apr 11, 2011

This is cringe-worthy commercial cinema of the worst kind.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Apr 10, 2011

Despite some effective moments, the film doesn't begin to compare with Milius's highly sophisticated rightwing movie that gives the Soviet and Cuban invaders their due.

| Apr 10, 2011

Despite some decent acting, the teenagers seem more cardboard than flesh and blood.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 8, 2011