Synopsis
Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other’s stuff.
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Cast
- John LithgowEd Hemsler
- Blythe DannerRonnie
- Derek CecilBrian
- Katie AseltonJanet
- Sophie ThatcherJeanine
- Eve HarlowTina
- Wendy MakkenaBeverly St. Michaels
- Isabelle BoniMaggie
- Shawn M. EsslerYoung Man at Garage Sale
- Anthony LafornaraCasey - Store Clerk
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
The Tomorrow Man is not one of these high-dramas with something profound to say about human natures. It’s more a chance to watch two veteran actors in John Lithgow and Blythe Danner do what they spent their entire lives doing, and that’s act and act real damn good. They find that right balance between being normal and quirky to turn out a grounded performance. - 80
TheWrap
Quirky, tender and hopeful, “The Tomorrow Man” doesn’t necessarily depict a romance or relationship that everyone will immediately relate to, but Jones’ kindness and generosity as a storyteller encourages his audience to treat these characters empathetically. - 63
RogerEbert.com
The actors bring a great deal of humanity to keep a wobbly script from going too far off balance. - 60
Variety
If the ultimate effect is a little more slight than one might’ve hoped, Jones and his appealing cast nonetheless sustain a low-key charm even after the enigmatic initial promise burns off like morning fog. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Despite the strange but winning chemistry between Danner and Lithgow, the script ultimately fails the fascinating characters. - 58
IndieWire
The Tomorrow Man suggests "Take Shelter" by way of "It’s Complicated," an unseemly combination that never quite gels. But the actors work overtime to mine substance from the material, and Jones gives them plenty of room to rescue this curious movie from complete oblivion. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film is content to peddle the naïve notion that love is the panacea for all that ails you. - 40
The New York Times
The Tomorrow Man is a cloying, at times disturbing tale of two dotty seniors whose eccentricities unexpectedly mesh.
