The Bubble Review

April 11, 2022 at 6:37am
By Jason Stettner

The Bubble is a Netflix Original film that follows a group of actors trying to put together a film during the Covid pandemic. They’re stuck inside a bubble and the studio will stop at nothing in the process of getting this film completed. It’s a satirical take on the luxurious life and the attempts at filming such a movie during those times.

It’s an alright experience for a bit, and at a certain point you’ll be assuming things are wrapping up. Then you’ll release there’s an extra hour or so, and that in itself is the real panic. Being trapped watching this movie for an extended period of time as it just doesn’t seem to ever really end. It has too many lingering plot lines and it just stretches on forever.

There’s a high caliber line-up of talent here and while they’re fun in certain moments this one just never seems to reach its conclusion. Once it does, even that feels rather lackluster. This largely follows Carol (Karen Gillan) teaming up with a talent of actors as she returns to her special monster franchise.

Everyone plays roles, from Dustin’s (David Duchonvy) script punching up to the over the top really into actor Dieter (Pedro Pascal). There is a particularly interesting scene with him and a very seductively commanding Kate (Daisy Ridley) that was unexpected. Again, it hits some comedic parts for a laugh but just meanders so long that you forget the laughs after awhile.

The acting is fine here as you see people losing their wit. At the same time, it felt stilted from some perspectives and with such a large cast you don’t really see folks stand out a whole lot. Everyone has little bits and it all comes across as rather lame.

I think that would be a word for it, seeing the hilarity of folks dealing with problems yet those issues were worse for regular people during this event and I don’t think it really hits the mark there. Having lived through this situation, it was slightly harder feeling for those living in luxury.

It almost seems like it makes fun of the celebrities, but for other celebrities which might seem odd. I did like the jokes thrown towards the structuring of getting movies together and the specific types present here but I don’t feel that comedy will hit with everyone either.

The Conclusion

The Bubble has an interesting concept driving it, but ultimately it’s very long and meandering with few truly hilarious jokes to keep it flowing. There was straight up a certain point where I was wondering why it wasn’t finished and it kept on going long past that. It’s got way too much going in terms of plot lines and some tighter editing could have made this much more engaging.

It’s nothing too particularly deep so you really have to wonder why exactly it is so long other then to just have it be that long. It has some funny moments, but you’ll forget them by the time you’re done and likely forget the film. It’s a reminder of a particularly unexciting time period, and not one to fondly dive into that time frame again.

The Bubble Review at Home with Streamed Viewing

Rating Overall: 3.5