Madame Web is in an awkward position because it’s likely that, after 15 years of cultural dominance by the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, we have a pretty well-formed idea of what constitutes a “good” Marvel movie. In particular, it’s gotta cost $200 million or more, and look like it thanks to non-stop CGI and star cameos.
But none of that describes Madame Web, a standalone film from Sony that isn’t a part of the MCU, much like the Venom films, Morbius, and the upcoming Kraven movie. This is not your standard Marvel spectacle–it’s got far more in common with horror films like Friday the 13th and Final Destination. That’s a good thing, and as a result, Madame Web actually has something new and fresh to offer comic book movie audiences.
But it’s only to a point–as these things so often do, Madame Web eventually ends up mired in an ugly, CGI-heavy climax that doesn’t even make any sense for the story, pivoting from something interesting to a subpar version of the Marvel norm. I really enjoyed Madame Web for the first 100 minutes or so, but it went downhill very quickly once our heroes arrived at the final battle.
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