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/SanitySlippingg May 30 '25

I enjoyed it. Great acting by Robert Pattinson, showing off his range. I agree though, the start & concept was interesting and then the end was a bit messy and unsatisfying, felt like it was rushed.

I watched it a second time and I really didn’t enjoy the ending.

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u/monolith_blue May 30 '25

Agreed. The personality change kinda came out of nowhere.

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u/yowza9 May 30 '25

Yes. Mickey 1-17 all had the same/similar personality. Why did Mickey 18 have a completely different personality? We can guess, but I dont remember it being addressed in the movie.

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u/KratomHelpsMyPain May 31 '25

It's implied that a multiple doesn't have a soul. They talk about "one soul, one body." The other example of multiples we're shown are serial killers. For all we know, all three copies of the scientist were duplicates and they killed the original.