Mickey 17

Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen of I'm Jeffrey Rex

2025-03-09

I found Mickey 17 to be a messy but fascinatingly timely and richly rewarding political satire and sci-fi flick that is, ultimately, strangely filling despite some hiccups along the way. Read more

Hope Madden of Maddwolf

2025-03-06

Weaving sensibilities and ideas present in Snowpiercer, Okja, The Host as well as any number of clone movies, Mickey 17 could feel borrowed. It doesn’t. Like the best science fiction, it feels close enough to reality to be a bit nightmarish. Read more

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2025-03-15

Tonally, the film seems all over the place, sometimes veering from its sci-fi basis into manic comedy, only some of which sticks. Read more

Jacob Richardson of Film Focus

2025-03-15

Bong Joon Ho’s post Best Picture return to cinemas is a little too absurdist, and a little too hamfisted, to be truly great; but there are some fun unique sci-fi moments here mixed with a wonderful lead performance. Read more

Ruth Maramis of FlixChatter

2025-03-13

When it comes to blending dark humor, social commentary, and sci-fi, Bong Joon-ho usually nails it. However, this time around, he doesn’t quite hit the mark. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2025-03-08

Mickey 17 is a film that presumes its audience are morons, and its contempt for the viewer is summed up when Pattinson's voiceover tells us that 17 is followed by 18. With its juvenile humour and mugging performances, Mickey 17 plays like a love letter to the awful sci-fi movies of Luc Besson, but with the brightness turned down. Read more