Don't Look Up

 

Don’t Look Up 2021

• Director: Adam McKay
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Leonardo Dicaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Timothée Chalamet, Melanie Lynskey
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• LD, JL, MS, CB – many
• Rob Morgan – Unforgettable
• Jonah Hill – Hail Caesar, Wolf of Wall Street, Django Unchained, The Invention of Lying
• Mark Rylance – Wolf Hall, Ready Player One, The BFG, Twelfth Night, Richard II
• Timothée Chalamet - Dune, Little Women, Lady Bird, Interstellar
• Melanie Lynskey The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Shattered Glass, Ever After
• Why? The cast. Sounds good
• Seen: 6 April 2025      

             A comet is going to crash into Earth in six months. Extinction is certain, if we don’t deflect, which would be possible.

            The film is classified as a satirical comedy. The funny part is that that nobody believes or cares. Ha ha.

            So obviously it’s all about today’s reality and the environmental catastrophe that is going to destroy everything if we don’t take immediate and extreme action. And we don’t care. Some of us don’t believe it. We elect Trump, we consume and consume and consume. We poison our planet.

            So funny isn’t the first word that comes to mind. But it is kind of…funny. The satire is so bitingly realistic that it hurts. The actors are superb,

            Depressing but oh, so brilliant.

 

5* of 5