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Directed by Kellen Gibbs, a girl faces a challenge on her way home after having the strange ability of waking up as a new person every day. Her co-stars include Jordan Knapp, Arthur Roberts, Brandon Knabe, Richard Neil, Anna Telfer, Zachary Ray Sherman, Charity Rose, and Tessa Espinola.
Having a young girl learn to deal with her emotions manages to put a unique spin on the coming of age genre. Within a matter of seconds, her struggles as an angered child are set aside, for she is able to see the real battle she needs to face. First introduced by Charity Rose, Harper is a young, strong and independent woman. The film does not fully explore Harper’s character as it focuses on her body jumping, but with every new layer revealing her kindness, youth and vulnerability, one understands her better.
With the story moving forward, several characters are incorporated, sone of which are more relevant than others. Arthur Roberts and Julia Parker, a couple married for a long time, arrive on later for the portion of the film that allows Harper to contemplate on her time, and they bring in some of the best, most highlighted and effective portrayals and plot in the drama. So do Zachary Ray Sherman, Mason Marcus Burrell and Bianca Lemaire, whose arc, while adding a lot of sweetness, also has its share of struggles. It is a tiny bit unfortunate that the evolution didn’t halt itself to allow these picturesque moments to lead, as they are more impactful than some of the over dramatic moments.
This brings me to my point about the entire film – the jumping around is justified but at the same time, it fails to engage me on a deeper level, which is quite disappointing. The atmosphere and tone is well set and evokes the right emotions, but still doesn’t reach a satisfying resolution. In other words, instead of crafting a substantial arc, it has strung together a series of disjointed events. There is also a slightly questionable angle of depicting such a sensitive issue through the eyes of a little girl, as her presence makes the sexual references far too uncomfortable. Additionally, the idea of a grown man being placed within the mind of a preteen girl is also in itself problematic and very unsightly, and if anything, could have better care.
Tomorrow has a remarkable premise and emotional depth, but I feel the narrative is unfinished. The film features a wide range of characters, but the most memorable are the ones that have received the most screen time. It is a great cast, and each of them brings an amazing level of wholeness to Harper’s character which is difficult when she is portrayed by so many different actresses. Where the story is lacking is when it goes away from the family friendly vibe, not that a pre-teen friendly tone would have been best, but there was definitely an easier way to achieve having a younger lead. There is a lot of promise in the beginning, but it feels like the ending is very rushed, leaving many moments unexplored, taking a lot of unnecessary chances which do not work in its favor.
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