

When a superhero story is told very well, they're some of my favourite stories out there. I have been a fan of Marvel films since I was a kid and I always try to look for the good in them first, simply because I don't enjoy disliking them. Does Morbius know who Spider-Man even is? Morbius the movie and character just feels too half-hearted for anyone to care. I have my serious doubts about Sony's plan to hatch solo movies for all these different Spider-Man villains, and the creakiness of this plan is even more evident with their contrived post-credit scenes trying to awkwardly establish their retinue of villains to confront Spider-Man. Hyde territory with a lot of dropped subplots and subpar CGI. It's not recognizably campy, it's not so-bad-it's-good, it's just a generic origin story/Dr. As a disposable monster B-movie, Morbius is okay. It's just that we've come to expect better from our super hero cinema by now. The movie establishes a basic structure, series of goals, antagonist, and problems efficiently enough to make it to the end credits after 90 minutes. Maybe that's on purpose after two years delay. The action sequences are erratic and the stylistic flourishes, like the "look at me" slow-mo ramps and the inexplicable wispy colorful smoke clouds trailing Morbius in action, hamper the ability to even discern what is happening onscreen. Leto is actually fine though not much about the Morbius character is really imparted. Bless you, Matt Smith, because you're the only one having any fun with this movie, and that includes in the audience. Morbius refused to share the cure because he explains it's a "curse," although maybe let the man suffering make that personal health choice. Matt Smith (Doctor Who) play's Morbius' childhood friend who also suffers from the same rare blood disease, but Dr. It's a very Jekyll/Hyde concept, man trying to control his inner demons made literal, and once again we have a villain that essentially has the same powers as the hero.


He has super powers but needs to feast on blood every six hours and is dreading the point where he may not be able to resist the allure of feeding on humans. Michael Morbius who is suffering from a rare disease and finds a solution via a serum mixing vampire bat DNA but it has some consequences. Method actor extraordinaire Jared Leto (Suicide Squad) plays Dr.

Having been delayed almost two years thanks to COVID-19, the film was released on April 1 for full unintended irony, and it's a silly mess but also nothing worth getting too worked up over. Not the train wreck the advertising made it seem, Morbius is merely a bland superhero retread that reminded me of the early 2000s superhero output like Daredevil and the Tim Story Fantastic Four.
