The film is a decent attempt at political satire on the crazy world we currently live in but as a film it drags too much in middle. Scenes like the Ariana Grande concert and the whole storyline with DiCaprios affair with blanchett are not really needed and dont add much to the story. I believe a 1 hr 40 film could have easily sufficed here to tell a more focused story.
The film is also a bit of a mess tonally, the comedy isnt funny enough to warrant being in a film about a world ending threat. The presence of the sub par comedy just makes the big "sad" ending have very little impact when it lands as the film never takes itself seriously enough. McKay should have focused less on trying to be witty and satirical and more on creating a focused narrative with characters we can care about.
The film is also a bit of a mess tonally, the comedy isnt funny enough to warrant being in a film about a world ending threat. The presence of the sub par comedy just makes the big "sad" ending have very little impact when it lands as the film never takes itself seriously enough. McKay should have focused less on trying to be witty and satirical and more on creating a focused narrative with characters we can care about.