"Worse than 'Morbius': What They're Saying About 'Madame Web' from the Spider-Man Universe"

It seems that spider spin-offs are cursed.

On February 15, the film "Madame Web" starring Dakota Johnson hits theaters. This superhero blockbuster is set in the Spider-Man universe. The main character is a paramedic from Manhattan and a clairvoyant. After an accident, she gains extrasensory abilities and can see future events from the "spider world." This leads her to discover that she and three other girls (two Spider-Women and Araña) are in deadly danger.

Critics and journalists traditionally screened the film before regular audiences, and the press consensus is clear: it's a bad film with few redeeming qualities. At the time of this publication, the film holds a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (81 reviews) and 29 out of 100 on Metacritic (24 reviews).

• "I owe an apology to 'Morbius' because it turns out Sony Pictures just needed a little more time and unfounded confidence to produce an even worse Spider-Man spin-off," - Punch Drunk Critics.
• "The film takes several female characters from the Spider-Verse and squashes them like bugs under a shoe," - Punch Drunk Critics.
• "'Madame Web' embodies all the flaws of mainstream superhero cinema: the film is driven not by characters or story, but by studio demands and a franchise calculation," - Deadline.
• "Logic and common sense vanish shortly after the film begins. There are too many cringe-worthy moments that are laughably bad. The villain complicates their own life with every action. It's just a dull use of the Spider-Man franchise that desperately seeks attention," - Just My Opinion Reviews.
• "Johnson plays the paramedic turned superheroine with a boldness and attitude we've come to expect from that part of her career where she wears clothes," - Movie Nation.

However, even such a film has some critics attempting to justify it.

• "A good concept, a talented cast, and some of the most absurd scenes on the big screen in recent times. A bit chaotic, though not without notable moments," - FilmInk.
• "In the ecosystem of superhero cinema, we need truly awful films like this to stay afloat. Something about this mess just captivated me," - Flickering Myth.

Are you planning to watch the film after such reviews?