This is a full-on satire! The irony and exaggeration are so close to the truth it just has to make you laugh. This is such a good recap of 2021. Probably not something I'll rewatch but it was a good movie.
A space cruise is thrown off course and the command team have to deal with a ship they don't really understand and thousands of snotty, entitled tourists.
Hugh Laurie plays Captain Ryan Clark, who finds himself far, far out of his depth having to go between the money-minded, shallow boss and the ship's engineers who actually know what they're doing. The captain's ineffectual, vocal anger bounces off Judd's clumsy, dangerous attempts to salvage the situation. Is it a pointed critique of our times? Or a perfect story setup? Oh, layers…
The ship is a parody of the entertainment industry - things which many would find familiar. Comedic, full of dark humour, but with a solid core of story.
