Mickey 17 (2025) - Film Review

This will be a shorter film review than usual, seeing that I originally planned a Versus with this being one of the contenders. Due to limited time on my hands, with most of the focus steered towards getting a big list out next month, this will have to do for now. "Mickey 17" stars Robert Pattinson as the titular lead. He's basically a clone of the same person who's died in the name of research purposes for a space colony. With this clone surviving an otherwise inevitable outcome, complications arise when a new clone has already been reborn.

That's Naomi Ackie as Mickey's main love interest. She sees a "certain advantage" with the situation, in the midst of duplicates being strictly forbidden and immediately terminated. Mark Ruffalo is the corrupt leader of the colony who aims to create a world in his own image after his political career on Earth has failed. Toni Collette is his dutiful wife after a valuable resource on the planet they're attempting to colonize. Mickey also uncovers the truth regarding the creatures on said planet that of course will be ignored by our main antagonists.

"Mickey 17" as a whole is only alright. It accomplishes its primary goal in telling its story, but you have seen most of these plot elements before already. Pattinson has the job of playing two variations of the same character, and he manages to succeed at giving each clone their own personality. It's always easy to tell which clone is which even before they have markings on them. I like how the film plays with expectations in making us think creatures that look like a threat end up being the opposite. It's clear why Mickey tries to fight for what's right.

The primary weakness is the antagonist's lame motivations and hammy aesthetics. Most of this crew, save for a few, seem to be pretty poor at their jobs and what they're supposed to be doing. The visuals (lighting and special effects) get monotonous after a while between one primary color and weak lighting. "Mickey 17" is more ideal for a rental for Pattinson's work, a few neat ideas, and interesting tidbits of lore. I think after a single viewing, the replay value on this is highly questionable. Take this mini-review for what it's worth.

Final Verdict: 6.5/10