Mickey 17 is a movie that's not bad but not always good.
Robert Pattinson nails an American accent, which to be honest is totally unnecessary given the amount of different nationalities involved!
British features strongly.
But anyway he does well. And he's always great in the role of all Mickey's.
The supporting cast are fine except for in my opinion a terrible character in Mark Ruffalo's Kenneth Mars and yes I know what he was going for. It's just pretty bad.
The story isn't bad, it's decent enough for a sci fi movie. But it doesn't nail any political or social matters like Parasite or Okja, both of which are absolutely brilliant films.
And therefore a straight sci fi actioner could've been better here.
Although admittedly there's some pretty funny moments.
I sound disappointed which is probably the right emotion. I was expecting something really good but this had too much of Okja and Snowpiercer type action and acting to be unique.
I don't want Bong Joon-Ho to become a parody of himself like Wes Anderson. I believe he's capable of much more.
I have absolutely loved all of his past efforts even Barking Dogs Never Bite, which I think is hilarious.
So that's 3 American made movies all very similar in tone. Definitely time for something more.
Anyway it's worth a watch but this is not a classic.
