"Mickey 17" for those of us, old enough to remember has a Jerry Lewis in space, vibe.
Mickey's a sad sack, goofy, kind of misfit, who finds himself becoming essentially, a recyclable"crash test dummy", in space, to avoid an arguably worse fate, on earth, at the hands of sadistic, loan sharks.
Simply put, this irritated me from beginning to end. Its not what it needs to be, that is, genuinely witty and off the wall, likeable. What you get instead, is dark, oftentimes cruel, populated by shabby characters, that are selfish and annoying, in equal measure. If this a species of commentary and, or satire on the human condition, its not a very hopeful one, to say the least.
Acting is only passable, too. The main character's don't stand out and there is nothing to off set their marked limitations. At least, Lewis, who I never liked, had the jovial and engaging, Dean Martin.
In summary, this is not only not special, its rather bleak, bland and ultimately tedious. It could have been more with upbeat handling and genuine Monty Python-esque humour but that's conspicuous, by its absence. A mediocre watch, at best."Mickey 17" for those of us, old enough to remember has a Jerry Lewis in space, vibe.
Mickey's a sad sack, goofy, kind of misfit, who finds himself becoming essentially, a recyclable"crash test dummy", in space, to avoid an arguably worse fate, on earth, at the hands of sadistic, loan sharks.
Simply put, this irritated me from beginning to end. Its not what it needs to be, that is, genuinely witty and off the wall, likeable. What you get instead, is dark, oftentimes cruel, populated by shabby characters, that are selfish and annoying, in equal measure. If this a species of commentary and, or satire on the human condition, its not a very hopeful one, to say the least.
Acting is only passable, too. The main character's don't stand out and there is nothing to off set their marked
