Reviews

Say a meteor was headed for earth with a mathematical, geometric, astronomical certainty it would destroy the world unless we took intelligent action? There's a catch: we would have to act over the objections of the 1% greediest and the 40% total dupes. The dark satire of "Don't Look Up" says, -- forget it, you had a nice life while it lasted. This film is so well done, and so spot on when people reject knowledge, won't get vaccinated and won't stop global warming. Anyone with a brain should watch this and buy a copy for someone who thinks being American means being free to act terminally stupid.

Many of the negative reviewers see the Victoria character as a sweet girl who would not get involved with four strange street guys on a mission she doesn't understand. I didn't find it so incredible. She has just had her life turned upside down, having failed in her classical music career. She is friendless in a foreign city, and she has no one until one night she is charmed by one of the four, Sonne. I thought the movie was extremely well done. I read background that they first filmed it in several "takes," as insurance in case they couldn't get the one-take approach to work. First doing a several takes version did pay off, because the action in the final, single-take version stays smooth, and in fact drives forward at quite an accelerating pace. I was gripping my seat. The single take really puts you admidst the characters and the story. Out of nowhere, this film comes as a wonderful, thrilling surprise.