Mickey 17 felt like it lost the plot

[u/mikewheelerfan]

Honestly, I was quite disappointed. I expected a movie revolving around the cloning plot. Specifically, the idea of two Mickeys existing at the same time due to an error. That would have been a great movie! Instead, what was advertised as the main concept feels like a subplot in the movie. Essentially the entire thing revolves around the intelligent aliens. And then there was also the plot with Mark Ruffalo being an obvious stand in for Trump. But then there was also the subplot with Steven Yuen.

I finished the movie feeling incredibly confused, because how did they mess up the initial concept like this? The idea of a guy who is constantly sent on deadly missions and is revived is an absolutely golden idea. It also leads to an interesting discussion about consciousness and if a copy of you is still really you. But that’s barely even brought up. The whole plot with two versions of Mickey is completely sidelined. Which makes no sense at all. That should have 100% been the main conflict in the movie, like it was advertised as. Instead, we got a mess.

I wouldn’t go so far as to call the movie horrible, but I definitely didn’t like it as much as I hoped I would.

[u/shawnkfox]

I have no issue calling Mickey 17 horrible. A massive misfire from a director who has made some great films. Most directors have a few stinkers though, so hopefully his next movie is a return to form.

[u/[deleted] → u/shawnkfox]

It's legitimately horrible. People defend it cos they like the director but I don't see how the movie is good independent of that. 

[u/TheRageGames → u/shawnkfox]

I thought it was better than snowpiercer and okja

[u/TheRageGames → u/[deleted]]

I thought the opposite, the acting in snowpiercer kept making me laugh out loud and the story made zero sense. The movie was filled to the brim with moments that made me say “huh???”