🎬 2025 Movie #21 | Mickey 17 (2025) 🎥

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So I have been really looking forward to watching this movie for a while staying fully away from any spoilers while the main plotline was pretty obvious of Mickey being the 17th iteration of a clone which is called an expendable in the movie. I highly enyjoyed Parasite which was the last Bong Joon Ho movie so there was quite some pressure on this one. I went to watch it in the cinema on the late night showing with a friend. It's crazy how much the tickets cost these days at a whopping 15.3€ which is surely something that keeps me away from there and for most movies I rather just wait to see them at home. This said, I went in with no real expectations as I had not seen anyone who was wildly enthusiat about it while the scores were not too high. So the perfect setup pretty much to watch this movie.

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Mickey 17 (7.6/10)

This movie is 2 hours and 20 minutes long and it never really bored me while it kept me entertained and interested for the entire runtime. There were some aspects that I really liked about it while other I liked less so say.

All-Explaining Movie Plot:

"Mickey 17, known as an "expendable," goes on a dangerous journey to colonize an ice planet."

Things I liked: Patterson put up an excellent performance in this movie and the main plotline of an expandable worker who gets in dangerous situations while he's printed over and over again while retaining most of his memories is just really interesting. Especially the first part of the movie with the 3rd person voice over while the idea is broken down while showing many of the previous deaths and situations was nice. The film was shot well and I generally enjoy sci-fi movies like this. The entire plot and story was quite ok while at the same time the 2nd part and the ending didn't really blow me away.

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Things I didn't like: I like when movies kind of keep you guessing what direction they will go in while having many smaller or bigger twists. Mickey 17 didn't do this as I pretty much knew in advance most of what was about to come so there were little to no real surprises. The Marshall Character played by Mard Ruffalo had a very comedic and satiric vibe around him which I found a bit over the top at times and way too much an impersonation of Trump. Also the entire plotline with the animals I found to be less interesting than the first part of the movie and the CGI when they first came in the picture felt off even though I didn't really bother it near the end.

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I would not watch the trailer when planning to watch the movie even though it kind of prepares you for the vibe of the movie.

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Conclusion
So despite seeing quite some flaws in this movie and think the main concept could have been used in a better day, I still highly enjoyed watching Mickey17 form start to finish and I'm glad that I watched it. It's a nice specatcle with a great premise and good acting while certainly not perfect. I'm glad to score it a solid 7.6/10 and I'm looking forward to watching some more Bong Joon Ho movies which I haven't watched yet like Memories of Murder & Mother.

#	2025 Watched Movies	Score
#01	Heretic	7.8/10
#02	A Different Man	6.9/10
#03	Look Back	6.9/10
#04	Caddo Lake	7.5/10
#05	Sing Sing	6.0/10
#06	Paris, Texas	9.2/10
#07	The Greatest Night In Pop	7.2/10
#08	Sometimes I Think About Dying	7.3/10
#09	Memory Lane	6.8/10
#10	Winter In Sokcho	7.6/10
#11	On Falling	6.8/10
#12	Carry-On	6.9/10
#13	The Brutalist	6.6/10
#14	Dune Part Two	6.1/10
#15	Companion	7.8/10
#16	Under The Silver Lake	7.2/10
#17	After Life	7.5/10
#18	Hit Man	7.3/10
#19	The Edge Of Seventeen	7.3/10
#20	Anora	6.6/10
#21	Mickey 17	7.6/10

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