When you live in a world that’s become so satirical it can be hard to laugh at satire when it’s this real. As a dark comedy, Don’t Look Up was great. As a reality check, it was cringeworthy. Or better yet, too little, too late. It was like 105 degrees in NYC on the day of viewing, and that wasn’t the first time this summer. It was like the 10th.
You know how Don’t Look Up is going to end; a comet hurling towards Earth larger than the size that wiped out the dinosaurs. Which is hilarious when you think it’s a movie that’s actually about global warming, so you know, why not throw in some evolution to really stick the finger in the eye of the extreme right. Whether McKay decided to actually show the cataclysmic event was what kept me tuned in. That and it’s an Adam McKay movie, full of clever dialogue, sharp comedy and a star-studded cast. Meryl Streep must’ve had a blast playing a Trumpian Sarah Palin type president. Same for Jonah Hill as her Chief of Staff son.
Leo Dicaprio did Leo things. A believable character, who was still just Leo Dicaprio. I thought Jennifer Lawrence was quite the treat in this one. I totally bought her as the freaked out Pre-PHD student - which, again, was hilarious because that title was used to describe and discredit here. Because, you know, science.
Overall, the film was fantastic. The message was dead on (the Earth is dying) and the script (which I’ve downloaded but yet to read), directing and casting was a delight. Unlike the overall message, which was a huge fucking earth shattering, world ending fucking disaster. Happy viewing!