Mickey 17

There’s a bit of on-screen torture in the sci-fi black comedy Mickey 17 but the unintended one, I assume, is being forced to watch four-time Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo and Australia’s Toni Collette mush through two of the cheesiest roles imaginable.

I feel like it has the makings of a cult classic—a dystopian space comedy/adventure with shades of Terry Gilliam.

You wonder if there wasn’t an earlier cut that was much weirder, spiky and bolder.

It would be unfair to expect Bong to make another Parasite. He hasn’t. Neither is his new movie a disaster. It might be something worse. It is passable.

A typically dynamic production, with some great visuals and that more than meets the spectacular requirements of the genre it represents without overusing digital effects or trying to forcefully demonstrate how much it cost... [Full review in Spanish]

Mickey 17 may not end up being the year’s best film, but it will undoubtedly become one of its most essential.

An ethical and political showdown that combines bleak capitalist oversight with Bong’s trademark black comedic touches.

An overt critique of current American society, with a Trump-like dim-witted politician, Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo) heading to a distant planet as the religious and political leader of a new, "pure" society, with his fanatical followers in tow.

Fits right in line with the rest of Bong Joon Ho's filmography.

A premise that could work well as a half-hour Twilight Zone episode is spun into imaginative, unpredictable adventures and complications.