MICKEY 17

Director Bong Joon-Ho’s latest film is a sci-fi dark comedy mix. Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) travels through space for 4+ years as part of a large colonising team. Eventually they arrive on a planet covered in ice and inhabited by creatures nicknamed “Creepers” who are perceived as a threat to the newly arrived humans. Mickey is subjected to experiments and environments that lead to his frequent demise, but as an “expendable” he is cloned back to life via a human body printer. The situation escalates when Mickey 17 doesn’t die and Mickey 18 is inadvertently created, as only one version of Mickey can exist at any given time. Pattinson showcases his acting abilities as Mickey 17 and 18, and the integration of the two characters within the same scenes is seamless. Mark Ruffalo plays the power-hungry, obnoxious expedition leader, Kenneth Marshall, a character who is surrounded by sycophants and feels strikingly familiar. Toni Collette complements his performance as Yifa, his sauce-obsessed, sadistic wife. At 2 hours and 17 minutes long, the exceptional cast, sharp writing and suspense driven plot will keep you engaged. It’s a brilliant good-vs-evil tale with an identity crisis and love story thrown in.