By The reviews are in for “Madame Web,” the latest title in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters (SPUMC) following the two “Venom” films and “Morbius”.
With 63 reviews counted on Rotten Tomatoes, the film sits at a truly astonishingly woeful 16% (4/10) which is actually just the tiniest fraction ahead of “Morbius” at 15% (3.8/10), and way behind the “Venom” films which are at around 30% and 57% respectively.
Nothing about the film has been singled out for praise, with many reviewers having great fun unloading on the movie’s multiple flaws and calling it the worst kind of major studio-driven filmmaking.
Here’s a sampling of review quotes:
“Today, I owe Morbius an apology, because it turned out that Sony Pictures just needed a little more time and a whole lot of misplaced confidence to make an even worse Spidey spinoff, the astoundingly abysmal Madame Web.” – Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
“It is the Cats: The Movie of superhero movies. Not a single decision seems of sound mind. Not a single performance feels in sync with the material.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone
“Not only is the latest addition to the Marvel canon lacking a true emotional core, it’s devoid of many key elements that make a movie successful in the translation from the screen to the audience’s psyche.” – Lex Briscuso, TheWrap
“Madame Web is a superhero movie that feels like it was made by and for people who have never seen a modern superhero movie. In theory, that might have been a blessing in disguise. In practice, only Johnson is able to make it seem that way.” – David Ehrlich, IndieWire
“It is an airless and stilted endeavor driven by a mechanical screenplay. Its lack of imagination would be astounding if it wasn’t so expected.” – Lovia Gyarkye, Hollywood Reporter
“Madame Web was never going to touch the relatively high-concept, Disney-made Avengers movies… But guess what? Tickets still cost just as much as they would for a more canonical Marvel movie. So why settle for the knock-off?” – Peter DeBruge, Variety
“Madame Web embodies the pitfalls of mainstream superhero cinema: films not driven by story and character but seemingly by studio mandates, and franchise considerations.” – Valerie Complex, Deadline
“Madame Web is burdened by too many threads and not enough fun. Still, it could be worse. It could be Morbius.” – Kristy Puchko, Mashable
“Madame Web” opens in cinemas Wednesday and is expected to take in around $20 million for the six days through the President’s Day holiday.
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