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- David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: We all know what this really trying to say and it is understandable to grasp onto, while it didn’t need to beat us over the head to get the overreaching message. It was pretty obvious how this reflects how the government is willing to do nothing when responding to the horrific news that causes the country to go insane, especially what’s been going on with this current COVID pandemic and people either believing it or not.
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A thought-provoking parable, both funny and sad, about the reactions to the consequences of climate change.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …when satirical material is quite literally true it fails to be as funny as it should be. That’s not to say “Don’t Look Up” isn’t entertaining, albeit in a hopeless kind of way..
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: The chronicle boasts an impressive cast of celebrities. Nevertheless, I was rooting for the comet to destroy them all.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: I laughed a lot while also feeling sick to my stomach. As subtle as a sledgehammer, almost obnoxious… and yet it might as well be a documentary. Is it elegant? Is it art? Who the f**k cares?
- Mark Leeper @ Mark leeper’s Reviews
- Excerpt: DON’T LOOK UP seems to be a “humorous” version of DEEP IMPACT, if Earth being struck by a “planet-killer” comet can be presented as humorous.
- Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: It’s the same bait and switch from the opposite [political] direction. And it’s not saving any lives. It’s dangerously dismissing the problem as farce.
- Matt Oakes @
- Excerpt: Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ boasts an outstanding ensemble cast with some of the biggest A-list stars on the planet to build a farcical “the sky is falling” dark comedy. The writer-director’s ambitions can exceed his grasp at times but this no-holds-barred satire still mostly collides as intended.
- Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: The president, representing a brand of blind capitalism, narcissism and irresponsible self-interest, is a microcosm of the majority who elected her. She is Us and we are responsible for Her.
- Diego Salgado @ SoFilm [Spanish]
- [New] | Josh Taylor @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: As with his previous films The Big Short and Vice, director Adam McKay’s insufferably smug tone, and a level of nuance that’s about as subtle as a piano falling from a third-story window, make his climate change satire, Don’t Look Up, virtually ineffective.
- Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: This satire takes a great big dare and earns attention that seems fair. Plus actors get into their parts while slinging extra-sharpened darts.
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