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Mickey 17: Dark Comedy in English by Parasite Director Bong Joon

Hosted by a member of the Helsinki Movie Group
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Wed 26 Mar 19:15 - 21:30

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The Academy Award-winning director of the Korean smash hit film "Parasite" has gone over to the Hollywood dark side so the film is in English. Bong Joon Ho's next groundbreaking cinematic experience is “Mickey 17.” The unlucky hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, repeatedly, for a living.

Rotten Tomatoes rating is 77% fresh with critics' consensus "Mickey 17 finds Bong Joon Ho returning to his forte of daffy sci-fi with a withering social critique at its core, proving along the way that you can never have too many Robert Pattisons." Chris McCoy of the Memphis Flyer writes that "Mickey 17, explores the question of who counts as human with a little more humor than Blade Runner "