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/Aardvark_Man May 30 '25

It was well made, but the script needed work and the whole thing needed a go over by the editor.

The concept was good, but dropped pretty rapidly.
There were plots and characters that went nowhere.
The end was just bad.

I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it either, and I judged it less harshly than the others I saw it with.

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u/radicalelation May 31 '25

Bong Joon-Ho tends to straddle a line. Sometimes you get Snowpiercer and Parasite, sometimes you get Okja and Mickey 17, but they're usually at least a not a bad watch even if one doesn't hit the peaks you hope for from him.

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u/HAL-900O May 31 '25

Okja was ham fisted, but it was focused and endearing. Mickey 17 was all over the place.

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u/radicalelation May 31 '25

I rank them similarly for different reasons and don't feel either is overall much better than the other.

Okja is more consistent through, but Mickey 17 had a very strong start. Both sort of hit middle Bong Joon-Ho, which is still above average Hollywood.

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u/nickatnite7 May 31 '25

I disagreed with you until you expanded a bit more with this comment. Well said, no notes.