Bong Joon-ho directs Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson and Naomi Ackie in this sci-fi satire where the lowliest crew member of a space expedition is replaced by a clone every time he dies in service.

My expectations were high and not solely due to Parasite. I have been a fan of Bong since Memories Of Murder. Mickey 17 too often feels like retreading old ground for him. Snowpiercer and Okja did all this better, with more action, anarchy and visual elan. This is fuzzy grey, it drags. Pattinson does interesting work in the dual roles, there are loads of hints of a troubled production. This has been reshot. Some threads are left hanging frustratingly, others forgotten.

6

Perfect Double Bill: Okja (2017)

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