Mirth in the Void
- Tagline
- When calamity strikes, laughter survives.
- Description
- In the far-flung future, aboard the starship 'Chronicle,' a plucky writer named Josh Broccoli and his eccentric crew of creatives, including the enigmatic designer femme fatale (Ray Linguiniotta) and the daring photographer Prawn Chaney, must navigate the treacherous void of space after an unforeseen cosmic disaster strikes. As Medieval logic clashes with Space Age technology, survival becomes a quest cut with razor-sharp wit, bawdy jokes, and enough plot twists to disorient even the sturdiest spacefarer. Directed by the irreverent auteur Baz Luhrmandrill, 'Mirth in the Void' flips disaster on its head and dribbles humor into the dark expanse, proving once and for all that the human spirit — and humor — can triumph in the face of adversity.
- MpaaRating
- R
- PopularityScore
- 3.60
- ReleaseDate
- 06/27/2024
- Genre
- Drama
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
7.50
'Mirth in the Void' is an irrepressible juggernaut of jest, creatively crash-landing in the lackluster landscape of drab space operas. Baz Luhrmandrill hurls his directorial whimsy like a glitter bomb in a black hole, splattering the inky abyss of the cosmos with riotous hues of hilarity. Traveling aboard the starship 'Chronicle,' we're strapped in beside Josh Broccoli—a name so whimsically absurd, it tickles the funny bone in zero gravity—and his motley crew of galaxy-trotting goofballs. Here, Luhrmandrill pits Medieval musings against futuristic folly, crafting a cinematic oxymoron that somehow champions levity over logic with a deft touch. Ray Linguiniotta smolders as the designer diva, delivering each line with the timing of a neutron star collision, while Prawn Chaney's visual shenanigans snap, crackle, and pop with more fizz than a shaken soda can in the vacuum of space. If the laughter aboard 'Chronicle' is contagious, consider me stricken by an incurable case of the giggles. The movie, rated R for its bawdy humor, is not for the prudish stargazer but will surely gratify those who can take a dirty joke alongside their space rations. Fasten your seatbelts, dear cinephiles, for 'Mirth in the Void' is a rollicking ride that pirouettes and puns its way through calamity with the grace of a cosmic clown.