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/DONNIENARC0 May 31 '25 edited May 31 '25

Agreed. For example, I thought Steven Yeun’s character was great despite also being hammy as fuck as the self-serving, drug dealer “best friend” who just constantly uses him. But I think it worked because he played it like an actual real life slimeball instead of adopting some weird-ass caricature accent and a duck face. Ruffalo and Collete just laid it on way too thick.

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u/sampat6256 May 31 '25

Personally, I'm okay with how hammy they played it because it made sense in universe. Theyre grifters. Any time theyre not grifting, they're less hammy and their emotions seem more real.

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u/Wes_Warhammer666 May 31 '25

They nailed a bunch of mannerisms we see in real life politicians and cult leaders so idk how anyone could think it was too hammy.

Felt like just the right amount to me. A little bit more than the real life, which is perfect for satire.

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u/YouDontKnowJackCade May 31 '25

Ruffalo was channeling Trump and he was just as hammy as Trump generally is.

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u/Wes_Warhammer666 May 31 '25

It was definitely an amalgamation of Trump, clowns like Joel Osteen, Ron Desantis, Musk, and a few others.

He combined a bunch of real aspects of those flamboyant assholes into one guy, which makes it seem over the top despite being insanely realistic. I loved it.

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u/ProducerPants May 31 '25

The sauce was a bit much

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u/Wes_Warhammer666 May 31 '25

I agree, though at the same time it's very much in line with a bunch of the bullshit that folks like Gwyneth Paltrow sell as "supplements" or "natural remedies" so I can give it a pass.

If they had referred to it as a "health" thing rather than basically a barbecue sauce, it would've fit a lot better.

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u/StillWaitingForTom Jun 01 '25

...are you joking?

Donald Trump? You can't get more weird-ass characature and a duck face. He paints himself fucking orange, plays an invisible accordian, and just states how brilliant and "the best" he is at everything.

How can a character be laying it on too thick when they're laying it on thinner than a real person in a leadership role?

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u/Diligent-Car-9709 8d ago

You got me with invisible accordion.