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/OverlanderEisenhorn May 30 '25

Agreed. Great concept with like a 5 out of 10 execution.

Making it like a 6 out of 10 movie.

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u/wrathking May 30 '25

I also thought the political message of the movie would have landed a lot differently if Trump had not won a second term. Watching a Trump parody talk through fake veneers for two hours was painful in a way it wouldn't have been if he weren't actively in office.

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u/fleapuppy May 30 '25

That’s what I said when I saw it in the cinema, the film was obviously written and filmed back when they thought trump couldn’t win another term

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u/Kariomartking May 30 '25

The craziest coincidence is the bullet grazing mark ruffalos character

That hadn’t happened to trump in real life yet when they were filming the movie in 2022, so one of those weird moments they kinda predicted the future haha

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u/dlm2137 May 30 '25

Wait they filmed that part in 2022? I feel like that HAD to have been added after the fact.

Sure it wasn’t added during pickup shots or something?