This movie will be very hit-or-miss depending on how much you're willing to "turn your brain off." Unfortunately, I couldn’t ignore the issues that completely ruined the experience for me.
To understand whether this movie is for you take a look at the following categories:
1. Tone and Genre Confusion
I was expecting a black comedy set in space, but somehow the film failed to deliver even on that basic premise. The tone is all over the place—awkward pacing, sudden shifts, and zero cohesion. It’s marketed as something clever or satirical, but it doesn’t commit, and I have seen everything it has to offer before and done ballot better.
2. Wasted Premise: The "Human Printer"
The "human printer" concept had so much potential but ended up completely wasted. Mickey doesn’t grow or evolve as a character, despite repeatedly dying. These experiences don’t seem to change him at all—emotionally, intellectually, or morally.
3. Disturbing Deaths with No Payoff
The deaths themselves are more disturbing than comedic. There’s no emotional weight or satirical punch—they're just... there. Other characters take joy in his suffering, and this is never addressed, questioned, or resolved. It's just cruelty for spectacle’s sake.
4. Flat Characters and Weak Protagonist
Morty (or "Mickey") feels like Season 1 Morty from Rick and Morty, but with none of eventual growth. He’s passive, unlikable, and will all the worse charators from Morty that saldy remains static throughout the story. It’s frustrating to watch.
5. Underdeveloped Sci-Fi Setting
Despite being set in a sci-fi universe, the film barely uses that setting. The sci-fi elements are just a shallow backdrop—there’s no real exploration of the world, technology, or ideas that could’ve added depth.
6. A Long, Boring Third Act
The third act drags on forever. It’s bloated, aimless, and not particularly interesting. There’s no climax worth waiting for.
7. Mark Ruffalo's Character – Ohh look... Its Orange Man
Mark Ruffalo plays a character who’s a blatant one-for-one of Trump—but without any satire or fresh perspective. There’s no added comedy or critique. It’s just a hollow impersonation stretched out for what feels like an hour. It adds nothing and becomes annoying fast. I really dislike TRUMP but please this was cringe.
8. The Sauce…?
What was the deal with the “sauce”? That subplot got really creepy and weird. If it was a reference, thats makes it worse cause the for time they give it left me just confused and creeped out with film makers.
9. Mockery and Abuse Played for Laughs
The film treats Mickey suffering as entertainment for others. People mock him, enjoy his pain, and treat him like a salve or least then human. Nobody cares about him apart from GF weird romance (that really just was to take drugs and fuck) and the story drops any thing related to this. its not explored or questions! Worst of all, his so-called "friend" betrays him and tries to kill him... and then gets forgiven without consequence. What?
Final Thoughts: This film had so much potential. I was sold when I saw the first trailer, rich sci-fi setting, dark comedy elements—but it does the bare minimum with all of it. Instead of clever satire or storytelling, it opts for human suffering, a lack of causality, Orange Man bad and weird creep tones.
5/5 - I had a great beer before hand.