Don't Look Up

critic Reviews

, 55% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • Don't Look Up aims too high for its scattershot barbs to consistently land, but Adam McKay's star-studded satire hits its target of collective denial square on.
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    Amari GaiterAutostraddle
    Don't Look Up shows us what happens if we wait too long to interrogate our culture and ourselves, lose sight of truth, and fail to take action.
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    Max WeissBaltimore Magazine
    Ultimately, Don't Look Up is more than just mean-spirited and smug. It's aggressively those things -- that is, until that sentimental coda.
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    Alison WillmoreNew York Magazine/Vulture
    McKay's movies are not particularly pointed in their satire and, as time has gone on, have increasingly settled into their preferred form of a harangue.
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    James BerardinelliReelViews
    Despite a to-die-for cast and a seemingly can't-miss premise, Don't Look Up is a failure on too many levels and, although the viewing numbers may satisfy Netflix, it's a shock to see such a high-profile film self-destruct.
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    Linda MarricThe Jewish Chronicle
    Very silly, yet undeniably urgent. I loved every second.
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    Mara ReinsteinUs Weekly
    Please ignore that instruction - or else you'll miss out on a so-sharp-it-hurts satire that skewers our current state of politics, technology and celebrity culture within the context of an asteroid headed to Earth
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    Zach PopeZach Pope Reviews
    I laughed, I laughed some more, and I nearly died at certain points… but through all the satirical material there is true heart to the entire film… as well tense themes that make us look at ourselves. DiCaprio is incredible
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    Jillian ChilingerianOffscreen With Jillian
    Disaster film is a fitting title because this film was a disaster.
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    Paul KanieskiKSQD Community Radio
    On par with a mediocre SNL sketch.
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    Manuel São BentoMSB Reviews
    Don't Look Up hilariously approaches almost every theme worthy of discussion through Adam McKay's satirical screenplay that will undoubtedly leave viewers either incredibly satisfied or extremely triggered.
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