2h 17mins
6/10
First time watch in the cinema
Black Comedy – Sci-Fi – Satire
On a space expedition to try and set up a civilisation on a different planet, Mickey is an “Expendable” who is sent out on the dangerous tasks as another version of himself can be printed out if he dies on the job.
It took me a while to process whether I liked this film or not.
Plenty of laugh out loud moments mixed with moments of me freaking out while hiding behind my hands and outrage at the inhumanity of some of the characters.
Loved Robert Pattison’s performance. I thought he played Mickey 17 as a wonderfully weird character, with a brilliant level of humour for a poor man who continuously dies.
Obviously with the premise of the film being that human life can become “expendable” it has many dark moments too, but is balanced through the use of comedy in this film. So as much as you will be laughing, there will still be that sinking feeling with the difficult subjects that are present during the film.
Would watch again
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