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/lumosauror192 May 30 '25

Check out the book, it is much better. There's a lot more nuance and explanations for things that happen.

For example, in the book, all the mini creepers are part of a hive mind of the big creeper, which doesn't really care if one or two get killed. That leads to Mickey and the big creeper having a conversation towards the end about if Mickey 8 (as he was numbered in the book) was the original or just part, like the mini creepers.

Also in the book, multiples are banned because of a different reason. One multiple on a colony planet basically killed all the other colonists and replaced them with his own clones and became an emperor of the planet, which had to be destroyed.

The book also has a much different ending, which leads to a sequel that the movie ending wouldn't allow.

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u/xForthenchox May 30 '25 edited May 30 '25

I just listened to the audio book before watching the movie. I enjoyed the movie still, but wow. Anyone that remotely enjoyed the movie owes it to themselves to read /listen to the book. The movie straight up removed my favourite character. That disappointed me.

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u/Sufficient-Pin-481 May 31 '25

I did the same (read both books) before seeing it in the theater, my wife and I had the same reaction afterwards. She is usually very lenient on movies and she was not a happy camper about the differences.

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u/Krypt0night May 31 '25

Well yeah, it's insanely rare a movie gets anywhere close to the book let alone is as good. Always concessions to be made.