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Why is this happening?
A workplace comedy that reteams Michael Scott with the creator of the American version ofThe Office?
The excessive plotting is just one of the problems inSpace Force,though.
An even bigger one is that the vast majority of its jokes simply dont land.
There is way too much dead air in too many scenes.
is so strong and delivers some really good performances.
Carell makes me believe Gen. Mark Naird could exist, which is his job as an actor.
As for Malkovich, hes mostly playing a straight man, too.
But when he loses his temper, it is gold.
However, those coming toSpace Forcelooking for some pointed jabs at our current tweeter-in-chief will be disappointed.
There are some allusions to the actual White House and Congress.
The texts that Mark receives from POTUS are clearly written in Trump-style rhetoric.
(The general is called a loser at least once.)
An angry Latina congresswoman from New York is clearly meant to be a nod to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
At one point, there is a prescient joke about the elimination of the Postal Service.
But Donald Trumps name is never spoken.
Like that rocket left sitting at the Kennedy Space Center,Space Forcejust cant get off the ground.
