Armando Iannucci offers taut writing and absurdist fun in “Avenue 5”, with plenty of knowing winks to present preoccupations
CALM, COMPETENT and in command. That is the viewer’s first impression of Ryan Clark , the captain of a luxurious aircraft ferrying several thousand wealthy passengers on an eight-week cruise through space sometime around 2060. As on any cruise, there are a few minor wrinkles. The windows in one room have been stuck displaying images of heavy industry for two days straight. The marriage of another couple is loudly imploding.
It is now that the viewer learns that the entire cruise is a triumph of aesthetics over expertise, aptitude and experience. Judd has none of the qualities you would want in a leader during a crisis, and anyway is far more preoccupied with the effect this might have on his fortune and the headlines back home. “I know nothing of the ‘day-to-day’ goings on,” he tells the frightened passengers while standing in front of a billboard bearing both his name and image.
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