A newspaper reporter gets a copy of the next day's paper from a mysterious old man, leading to complications and hilarity (not). It's an intriguing premise for both sci-fi and comedy, but this film fails to deliver on either front. The script is uninspired and the pacing is uneven. Even the narrative structure is problematic; the hero's life is endangered but there's no suspense because he's relating the story in a flashback. Powell tries hard to breathe some life into it, but it rarely rises above the level of mild amusement. Darnell is little more than a pretty face here. One good thing is that it wraps up in less than 90 minutes.
Review of It Happened Tomorrow
