Mickey 17
Warner Bros Pictures (2025)
Based on the trailer, I was expecting this to be kind of a slapstick comedy about a guy who gets paid to die over and over again. The more I saw that trailer, the less interested I was in going to see the film. It has been getting impressive reviews so I decided to check it out, and I'm glad that I did.
This movie reminds me of RoboCop and Starship Troopers. There is a dark comedic undertone, but the world building is taken seriously. The villain of the film is an over-the-top former Senator and present-day cult leader who is this film's representation of Donald Trump, and his wife who is essentially a straight up parody of Tammy Faye Bakker. They're in charge of an expedition to colonize another planet. This feels like a bit of wish fulfillment, as nothing would make me happier than seeing their real-world counterparts and their followers launched into space to go screw up some other world and leave the rest of us to clean up the mess they've made on Earth.
It's not doing well in the box office, but I think Mikey 17 has all of the makings of a future cult classic. It probably won't be in theaters too much longer, so I'd recommend checking it out this weekend while you still can.
