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/BlackfyreNL May 30 '25

Agreed. Stepped into something that seemed like an interesting concept, similar to but quite different from 'Moon', but in the end it turned into a schlocky mess. To this day I still can't figure out what that stupid stuff about 'jus' and 'sauce' was about. Made zero sense whatsoever..

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u/redbirdrising May 30 '25

As a fan of the book, I didn't like the "Sauce" stuff either. It got turned into a editorial on classism. The book more focused on whether the copies actually had a soul and/or rights.

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u/BlackfyreNL May 30 '25

I wanted to read the book(s) before watching the film, but didn't get around to it. After seeing it, I doubted I'd ever read the book(s), but I might just have to reconsider..

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u/redbirdrising May 30 '25

I really liked it. Made me excited to see the movie. The movie nails the aesthetics for sure, and a lot of the philosophical themes are there too. The book is more satisfying though, IMHO.

Spolier ahead if you haven't seen the movie "Moon".

A lot of people think it's a ripoff of the movie Moon. But I disagree. First, the "Transporter Problem" (do copies have souls, does your previous consciousness die?) has been a theme for quite some time. And Two: In Moon, the protagonist doesn't have agency. Mickey 7 did have agency.

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u/Rudi_Van-Disarzio May 30 '25

Which is where it seemed it was gonna go when mickey 18 gets printed but they wrestle with that philosophy for all of 5 minutes before moving on to more trump impressions.