Reviews and reactions are in for Madame Web.
Here’s the verdict on the latest installment in Sony’s Spider-Man Shared Universe.
From the momentthe infamously bad first trailerdropped, we knewMadame Webwas going to be an absolute vibe.
For example, while lauding director S.J.
and you act like theres an explosion.
That to me was absolutely psychotic.
I was like, I dont know if this is going to be good at all!
I hope that I did an okay job!
But I trusted her.
She works so hard, and she has not taken her eyes off this movie since we started.
Not exactly a raving endorsement of the movie.
Tying it all together is the villain of the piece, black-spider-suit-clad Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim).
You may remember this baddie from J. Michael Straczynskisdivisive comic book runfrom the early 2000s.
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Fortunately, we dont have to wait much longer to know whats what.
Its lack of imagination would be astounding if it wasnt so expected.
Madame Webis a messy, messy film, saysSlashfilm, giving the movie a 6 out of 10 stars.
Stylistically, its all over the map, sometimes pushing action/mystery and sometimes settling on scenes of disarming affability.
It doesnt understand how people actually interact with one another.
The script is confusing, the action stale and the visual effects cheap, saysVariety.
Tickets still cost just as much as they would for a more canonical Marvel movie.
So why settle for the knock-off?
But the most alarming thing about Madame Web is that it is a movie that never really gets started.
Some other reactions from social media:
#MadameWebis an embarrassing mess.
Talented stars wasted on probably the worst comic book movie I have ever seen.
Filled with atrocious dialogue, awkward editing, & all around laughable structure.
I sat there baffled scene by scene someone approved this.
Its entertaining enough yet struggles.
However, once it clicks in it flies for a bit only to slide into familiar superhero tropes.
But compared to Morbiuspic.twitter.com/JyMN0bNEHM
#MadameWebis totally fine.
Theres really not a lot to say here.
The leads are charming.
Dakota Johnson is a witchy weirdo.
The slasher/FINAL DESTINATION meets superheroes vibes are there.
But theres just not a whole lot to it.
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#MadameWebis yet another disappointing entry in the Sony Universe.
Dakota Johnson is a stand-out, but unfortunately thats not the case for the rest of the cast.
2/5pic.twitter.com/WdnIXtalBQ
Madame Web hits theaters on Feb. 14.
