Bong Joon Ho has turned his funny-sad excavations of life under capitalism into unlikely blockbusters. With “Mickey 17,” he’s bending a whole new genre.

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.

Ylfa's hunt for a delicious sauce is just another representation of the 'ruling' class' disregard for Mickey and every other person on the ship. This culminates when the Creepers swarm around the ship threatening to kill the humans. Even in that moment, Ylfa is fixated on a new recipe, made from the aliens' tails.

Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s original science fiction film “Mickey 17” opened in first place on the North American box office charts. According to studio

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