Madame Web Review: 1 Up & 9 Downs

1. Yes, It's Worse Than Morbius

Madame Web
Sony

If you thought things couldn't get any worse than Morbius, this movie proves that assessment quite wrong.

In terms of its script and filmmaking in particular, this is even more of a shapeless mess, and one which proves even less convincing that its focal heroes are worth giving a damn about.

While Morbius went viral due to its campy appeal - headlined by that unforgettable Matt Smith dance scene - it seems unlikely that Madame Web will cast even a perverse, so-bad-it's-good spell with audiences.

This is just an artistic failure in every way that a film can be, and even as a crass commercial calculation, it seems destined to evaporate from the cultural consciousness in record time.

But with all this in mind, here's the single thing Madame Web gets kinda-sorta right...

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