A cheerfully macabre comedy of misunderstandings, lies and delusion, “Terrestrial” teases with the promise of science-fiction — but it turns out the kind of fantasy at work here is less about outer space than the inner space of frantic reality-denial. An auspicious first produced screenplay for the duo of Samuel Johnson and Connor Dietrich, this Fantasia premiere also affords director Steve Pink his best feature to date, one whose tonal finesse is a considerable leap from his studio comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine” (and its sequel). While the lack of major marquee names might limit initial exposure, the mingled genre elements, subversive humor and genuinely clever, unpredictable narrative should
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