Actually, I'll be more specific - I liked the first half of Mickey 17 quite a lot. It is very weird and funny and very, very cynical. Pattinson's performance is compellingly bizarre. The voice he does for the whole movie is fun, in my opinion. It is bad in a fun way, and it communicates the entire cartoon personality of the character all on its own. I was having a great time for the first half of the film. The second half of the movie goes sentimental and sunny, which lost me completely. I was hoping to see the first half's cynicism transmuted into something interesting, but the movie kind of just... left it behind. Worst of all - and this is a bit of a spoiler - the plot develops in such a way that we do not get to see much of the two clones attempting to share a life together. To me, this is the big promise of a clones movie! Killing your clone is boring, but having to live with your clone is drama. I was extremely disappointed that the characters spent a lot of time discussing how…
No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.