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- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 2 h 18 m
- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 2 h 18 m
Summary Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem — it’s on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care. Turns out warning mankind about a plane...
Written By: David Sirota
- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 2 h 18 m
- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 2 h 18 m
Don't Look Up
49
6.6
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Summary Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem — it’s on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care. Turns out warning mankind about a plane...
Written By: David Sirota
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 52 Critic Reviews
49
29% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
56% Mixed
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
15% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 52 Critic Reviews
49
29% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
56% Mixed
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
15% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Don’t Look Up might be the funniest movie of 2021. It’s the most depressing too, and that odd combination makes for a one-of-a-kind experience. Writer-director Adam McKay gives you over two hours of laughs while convincing you that the world is coming to an end.
This is a stunningly accurate portrayal of our current climate. And it’s not pretty.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 891 User Ratings
6.6
64% Positive
571 Ratings
571 Ratings
15% Mixed
133 Ratings
133 Ratings
21% Negative
187 Ratings
187 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 891 User Ratings
6.6
64% Positive
571 Ratings
571 Ratings
15% Mixed
133 Ratings
133 Ratings
21% Negative
187 Ratings
187 Ratings
McKay has a point, though his frame of reference hardly stretches beyond the United States, and the stink of localized political contempt all but overpowers the plot.
McKay’s just as “right” about his target as ever. But the tone of this “Deep Impact/Wag the Dog” mashup is off. It veers towards strident, and as the clutter gathers around it, it drifts into dull. The jokes dry up and only a few members of his cast are veterans of “let make this funnier on the set” filmmaking.
Running a long 145 minutes, it’s bleakly cartoonish polemic with few laughs or dramatic peaks, despite a climactic mad-as-hell speech from DiCaprio, some ineffectual pantomiming from Streep, and some third-act forced solemnity.
This film could have done something more convincing with that mode of reverse-vertigo hinted at in its title: that fear and willed blindness about what looms over us. But if the movie helps to do something about climate change, such critical objections are unimportant.
A film with all the right things to say about how government, the media, and corporations ignore the emerging disaster of climate change, but couched within a satire so lumbering that it’s enough to turn a tree hugger into a pro-fracker.
The commentary in this movie gets called out for being "too on the nose" but I think it actually captures a lot of different interesting aspects of the human condition. I'm not a fan of Jennifer Lawrence's performance here, it's definitely the most confused presence in the film, but overall, the cast is fun and the humor is enjoyable.
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A strange one. I don't really know what this movie wanted to be? A comedy? A farce? A drama? Did it want to say something? Or only entertain? It doesn't really say much and it's more cringe-inducing and over-the-top than entertaining. It's a product of a culture it wants to criticize. It's making fun of it and embracing it at the same time. It's a somewhat coherently and somewhat campy looking mess.
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A good message that I agree with told in the most out of touch way possible.
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Kiss a Democrat's ass: the movie.
No conservative is going to walk away from this movie thinking, "wow, I've been so wrong this whole time! Guess I should change my worldview!"
This movie is obviously meant to be watched by progressives, which means it's just preaching to the choir.
I'm giving it a rating higher than 0/10, since if you ignore this huge glaring flaw, it was a really well-made and enjoyable movie.
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Production Company
Hyperobject Industries,
Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit
Release Date Dec 10, 2021
Duration 2 h 18 m
Rating R
Tagline Based on truly possible events.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 4 Nominations
VHS Awards
• 7 Nominations