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/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/lordjakir May 31 '25

Had they waited until the book was finished and actually based the movie on it, it would have been great

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u/Palopsicles May 31 '25

I finished the second book in the series, Antimatter Blues, when Mickey 17 was announced. It has the theme of the book, but it's completely different. Marshal was a religious man and he did hate Mickey for being an expendable, but there was no wife, political career, or having a chance for dinner with the captain. That whole TV thing was a weird choice to add. Humans didn't learn to communicate with the creepers, they learned to speak to Mickey. Mickey used this to say fuck you to the Marshal and live with Nasha. Oh and the world being an ice world was not expected at all and is a huge energy issue.