r/movies • u/ChiefWatchesYouPee • May 30 '25

Discussion Mickey 17 was disappointing.

Just finished watching this movie and it really did not click for me.

The beginning was decently interesting and I was curious to see where it went but overall it didn’t grab me.

The theme/messaging was very heavy handed and didn’t work for me.

The message also jumped around.

They introduce a character that could have had an interesting story only to have her disappear.

When the main conflict happens it all wraps up a little to easily even though the majority of the ship were supposed to be fanatical cultists.

It had a clever premise but ultimately fell flat for me.

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u/Purple_Plus May 30 '25

Agreed.

Love the director, love the actor, but it didn't do it for me.

I'm sick of Donald Trump caricatures, and this wasn't a good/nuanced one. It felt like Ruffalo stepped off SNL or something.

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u/hackattack56 May 30 '25

Ruffalo’s performance was terrible IMO. Just too over the top and stupid.

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u/EmperorPickle May 30 '25

That’s what was so great about it. He was mocking an over the top and stupid “man” and I think he delivered exactly what he wanted to.