Netflix recruited a stellar cast for its new million dollar film, but once again failed to appeal to critics. Even with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep and others in its cast, the comedy “Don’t Look Up” made its streaming debut with just 55% approval on Rotten Tomatoes and a rating of. 6.20 / 10 based on 192 reviews.
By general consensus, “‘Don’t Look Up’ is aiming for something too big to consistently land, but McKay’s satire serves its purpose of collective denial.”
“‘Don’t look up’, it’s all about science, baby” – Reverse.
“Definitely one of the worst movies of 2023 – an arrogant and unbearable mess” – Midwest Film Journal.
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“The concept of the film could be very practical – in safe hands” – Globe and Mail.
“’Don’t Look Up’ is perhaps the funniest movie of 2021 – and the most depressing too” – San Francisco Chronicle.
“A film with all the good things to say […], but conceived in such a clumsy satire that it is enough to turn an environmentalist into a pro-deforestation. – TheWrap.
The large cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Himesh Patel, Melanie Lynskey, Michael Chiklis, Tomer Sisley, Cate Blanchett and Meryl Streep.
Astronomy student Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) and her teacher Dr Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) discover that a comet is about to collide with Earth, but no one seems to care . Alerting humanity to the fatal impact of a boulder the size of Mount Everest will not be easy. With the help of Dr Oglethorpe (Rob Morgan), they embark on a media tour of the office of indifferent President Orlean (Meryl Streep) and her sycophantic son Jason (Jonah Hill) on The Daily Rip, a morning show. humorous hosted by Brie (Cate Blanchett) and Jack (Tyler Perry). Just six months away from the collision, capturing the attention of the media and a social media obsessed audience proves to be a shocking and comedic challenge – what will it take to get the world to look up?