Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web has been facing poor reception. It cast down fans with a confusing plot and bad execution. The film feels like a parody of comic characters and doesn’t do justice to extending the Spider-Man universe—according to many reviews given by top critics.
Madame Web tells the story of Cassandra Webb (a paramedic), whose psychic powers develop in the womb when her mother is bitten by a spider before dying.
Fans who were excited about Madame Web are now let down after seeing its reviews. As a result, many have switched to DC for better entertainment options.
Disappointed Fans Shift Focus to DCU Amid Madame Web‘s Poor Reviews
Madame Web has a 13 percent critics score, which is lower than Morbius. It has a 54 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. And on top of that, audience gave it a C+ on CinemaScore.
Top critic Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times noted on Rotten Tomatoes that although the movie offers a glimpse of fresh superhero adaptation, he described it “as one of the worst comic book movies” he’s ever seen.
An X post, also compared Madame Web to Batman & Robin. It stated that the Madame Web was even worse than the criticized Batman & Robin, making it seem like Citizen Kane (a masterpiece).
The 1997 flick, starring George Clooney and Chris O’Donnell as Batman and Robin is widely criticized movie and often regarded “as one of the worst comic book adaptations.”
The truth of the matter is, watching #MadameWeb instantly makes Batman & Robin look like the Citizen Kane of comic book movies. pic.twitter.com/ajiFEKZjir
— Epic Film Guys ® (@EpicFilmGuys) February 16, 2024
That’s why fans are looking to the DC Universe for better entertainment choices. Some of them are even expressing apologies for previously looking down on DC movies. Check out some fan reactions below:
I said something similar, like we all owe The Rock an apology for how we treated him over Black Adam, now. We don’t know how much worse it could get!
— Comics and Cosmetics (@CosmeticsComics) February 16, 2024
Catwoman '04 looks great nowadays.
— Popcorn Beard (@popcorn_beard) February 16, 2024
Very true
Even Morbius looks like a masterpiece
Roger Corman's fantastic four is Must-See compared to this schlockhttps://t.co/Fy2QpdHKhU
— Angelo Thekid (@KIDgotHOPS69) February 16, 2024
Unbelievably bad
— B/R/A/D/85 📼 (@bradmiska) February 16, 2024
I think we owe Marc Webb an apology, little did we know what was to come and how worse it could get.
— Yuri Alexsander Scheffer (@Ale29863961Yuri) February 17, 2024
Fans are even comparing Madame Web‘s failure to other unsuccessful movies. So, it looks like, the film’s non-success could affect future Spider-verse movies—the upcoming third Venom movie and the Kraven the Hunter film.
Is Madame Web‘s Reviews Setting Kraven the Hunter and Venom 3 for Failure?
Madame Web receives the same bad reviews as Morbius. This looks bad for Sony and could hurt its future movies. Kraven the Hunter is Sony’s next Marvel movie, so Madame Web‘s bad reputation might affect it.
Morbius and Madame Web are disliked by many. So, even though Kraven is popular, people might not want to trust Sony after these two failures.
Even if Kraven turns out to be good, people still may not watch due to Sony’s reputation. Venom 3 might have a better chance, but if Kraven fails too, Sony might not bounce back.
But, there are several reasons why Venom 3 and Kraven the Hunter might not face the same negative reception as Madame Web. Kraven is the first Sony Spider-Man Universe film to be rated R, with a trailer showing lots of bloody violence.
The mature and gory superhero movie could draw in audiences. Its popularity in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 game might also help at the box office.
Venom 3 also has the advantage of the success of the previous two films, which might help its image. Despite critics’ disapproval, audiences were drawn to these movies—mainly due to Tom Hardy‘s acting. Sony’s Marvel universe is struggling, but Kraven the Hunter could still turn things around after Madame Web‘s flop.
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