First Reactions Praise Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ As a Zany and Thought&Provoking Satire, a ‘Perfect Film For Our Time’

“Mickey 17,” starring Robert Pattinson, opens in cinemas March 5[Director Bong Joon Ho and Robert Pattinson at the Berlin Film Festival on February 15. Photo credit: Warner Bros. Pictures] The highly anticipated “Mickey 17,” director Bong Joon Ho’s first feature since winning the Best Picture Academy Award (as well as Best Director and Best Original Screenplay) for his 2019 film “Parasite,” had its world premiere in London, followed by another premiere at the 75th Berlin Film Festival, on February 13 and 15, respectively. Reactions from the premieres have come out, praising Bong’s latest film as worth the wait. Indiewire’s critic David Ehrlich posted that “Bong Joon Ho is still very good at making movies.” In their review, Deadline Hollywood said, “Based on the book by Edward Ashton, director Bong has adapted [the book] with a distinctive cinematic style as a dizzyingly funny but pertinent satire.” (From left) Anamaria Vartolomei, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, director Bong Joon Ho, Robert Pattinson and Toni Collette at the Berlin Film Festival on February 15. Photo credit: Warner Bros. Pictures Total Film posted their initial reaction to the film, lauding it as “zany… a thrilling, unexpected sci-fi drama” and in their review said that the [...]