Spider Web is One of the Strongest Materials Known. Madame Web’s Writing…Not So Much.
‘Madame Web’ defines mediocrity.
Albeit, it’s not nearly as awful as most critics would have you believe. It doesn’t reach ‘Morbius’ levels of bad – yet, this movie is so bland and predictable – that it’s (essentially) the cinematic equivalent of paint-by-numbers. Which begs the question: how did the filmmaker manage to botch the more formulaic aspects of this movie?
All this picture required was standard superhero fare:
tell an origin story, craft a villain with little to no characterization, and finish it all with an action set-piece atop some towering structure – skyscraper, scaffolding, monument, etc. If this formula was followed – we would’ve had an average Marvel movie.
Not a masterpiece, but enjoyable viewing nonetheless.
Why, then, is Sony Pictures Madame Web worse than your run-of-the-mill Marvel flick?
