And Pattinson’s leagues better than Mark Ruffalo, who ridiculously plays a power-lusting politician who wants to establish “a planet of purity,” and Toni Collette as his aloof wife Ylfa, who’s stupidly obsessed with dinner sauces. The viewers’ sighs get louder with every entrance.

Hand-picked to star opposite Robert Pattinson in a sci-fi comedy by the South Korean director of Parasite, the 32-year-old film star is a face to watch.

The actor plays a repeatedly reconstituted “expendable” in this dark comedy set in a nascent ice planet colony, also starring Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Colette and Mark Ruffalo.

Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo and Steven Yeun, Mickey 17 is a weird, wacky but ultimately satisfying dystopian romp.