CRAZY COMRADE

MOVIE REVIEW

Adam McKay, the man behind the success of “Anchorman” and “The Big Short,” has failed to deliver with his latest movie, “Don’t Look Up,” a hybrid of his comedic and dramatic instincts that falls short in being insightful about social media, technology, global warming, celebrity, and human existence. The movie is a disaster and McKay appears to be out of touch with what is clever or how to get his audience to care. Despite a casting director, Francine Maisler, who has packed the movie with big, expensive names, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ariana Grande, Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, Jennifer Lawrence, and Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi), the movie fails to take advantage of this star power.