The new Spider-Man spin-off is coming to cinemas, but the hoped-for success is apparently not happening. It’s an absolute disaster and the film is being burned everywhere.
Usually everything works out for Spider-Man. The last film Spider-Man: No Way Home was a tidal wave that landed in the top 10 of the world’s biggest box office successes. The ratings on specialized websites are high: 93% (press), 98% (viewers) on Rotten Tomatoes and an average of 8.2/10 on IMDb. Sony Pictures is therefore trying to ride the wave by creating its own universe, but for now the ship is taking on serious water. The new feature film is dark after just a few hours of operation.
The Spider-Man spin-off reviews are in, it’s a monumental fiasco
It’s the big day for Sony Pictures, which has just released Madame Web in French cinemas. In case you don’t know, it is a Spider-Man spin-off that focuses on the character of Cassandra Webb. A superhero with telepathic abilities who can predict the future thanks to her clairvoyant gift. Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) and villain Ezekiler Sims are also in the cast. A winning move? From a critical perspective, it is a dismal failure, as the various pieces of evidence attest advice. We’re a long way from Spider-Man.
“Artificial intelligence would have done it better” according to the Canadian website Lapresse. “Madame Web is largely a Pepsi commercial oddly riddled with bad performances. Although Dakota Johnson is so likable in “50 Shades of Gray” or “Suspiria,” here she is a minimalist actress. His casting is an unfortunate mistake.” (via Variety).
For Deadline, this Spider-Man spin-off combines the clichés of superhero films. A feature film designed by managers and not creatives. “Madame Web represents the pitfalls of mainstream superhero cinema. Namely, films that are not driven by the story and its characters, but by studio mandates and franchise considerations.”. IndieWire joins this review and explains “Madame Web is a superhero film that seems to be made by and for people who have never seen superhero films.”.
Madame Web is hardly better than Morbius
“With a terrible plot and not a hint of charm despite the 5-star cast, Madame Web is a simple Spider-Man pastiche. It’s boring, unimaginative and dated, despite being one of the few superhero films about female superheroes. In conclusion, Madame Web is a superhero feature film that should be avoided at all costs.” according to ScreenRant. Ecran Large, which has not yet published its opinion, gave a preview with feedback that sells dreams (no). “It’s so lunar what we just saw. The film ate my brain. In fact, it’s worse than Morbius..
Worse than Morbius? Well, and American journalists share this impression. Rotten Tomatoes also ranks it as one of the worst projects in Sony’s Spider-Man universe, ahead of Morbius. But it’s really a small thing. Madame Web is 18/100 and the film with Jared Leto is 15/100. Then come Venom with 50/100 and Venom 2 with 57/100. In short, it’s a wreck.
