Mickey 17 - 7.6./10

Jadd J.A.D.D. Jadd

Bong Joon Ho is a visionary filmmaker and storyteller. His previous movies have shown that, and this movie. From what I have read about the novel, Bong Joon Ho excels at adapting Edward Ashton's novel on a visual level and fleshing it out. Bong Joon Ho brilliantly directs and writes with a tooth cone and creates an aesthetic and atmosphere of Manga that is very distinct and brings out the best in his actors and crew.

Robert Pattinson is outstanding, as he convincingly and brilliantly plays two very different people on the same coin. As it goes on, it is about self-acceptance and confidence to stand up for yourself. Naomi Ackie is the real star and scene-stealer as the show has proven once again what a commanding, dynamic, charismatic and natural-born leader and movie star she is.

Steven Yeun is superb, as he plays a cowardly and manipulative 'friend'; Mickey takes advantage of him and weighs him down. Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette are exceptional and versatile character actors, and they understood what they were playing. Both play vile, stupid, self-indulgent, and grossly incompetent leaders who feel very recognisable in today's world, which is the point.

The movie is a technical and well-oiled machine that flows magnificently, and everything, from space to the planet, is seamless. The creature's design is unique. They come off as menacing and creepy, but they are cute and intelligent.

All of Bong Joon Ho's movies are about and have genre-mixing, dark comedy, tone shifts, and focus on social and class themes, and this movie is no exception. As a cinephile who watches so many genres, I understood this and appreciate it; there won't be a lot of audiences that do and won't understand the sudden tone shifts. I was more interested in "Expendable", what it means to have a clone, and how they can be the better and worse part of yourself. It does, but I wish it were the main story and not the other half with the Creepers.