Madame Web reviews warn of 'genuine Chernobyl-level disaster', 'new low for superheroes'

Superhero movie Madame Web, a spinoff set in the Spider-Man cinematic universe, has been utterly destroyed in its first critic reviews ahead of its release in cinemas. 

The film, which stars Fifty Shades of Grey's Dakota Johnson as a paramedic who gains psychic abilities and must protect three people who are in danger, has been declared a "genuine Chernobyl-level disaster" and a "new low for superheroes". 

It comes just two months after The Marvels became the lowest-grossing Marvel Cinematic Universe title of all time, only managing US$200 million worldwide. 

The Hollywood Reporter said the film was "an airless and stilted endeavour driven by a mechanical screenplay. Its lack of imagination would be astounding if it wasn't so expected. It operates on a need-to-know basis, forcing people to explain themselves through inelegantly breathless exposition." 

The Daily Beast said it was a "torturous saga", "full of bad dialogue delivered badly by talented men and women stuck with crummy material and equally lousy stewardship". It also warned "Sony's Spider-Man Universe is now completely lifeless". 

Rolling Stone did not hold back in its savagery, branding the movie, which also stars Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney, as "a genuine Chernobyl-level disaster that seems to get exponentially more radioactive as it goes along". 

It also stated it was the "Showgirls of comic-book cinema". 

USA Today simply said the new film was the "worst superhero movie since Morbius". Sony - which releases Madame Web - also released Morbius in 2022, which starred Jared Leto and was widely slated for its plot and execution. 

Madame Web opens in New Zealand cinemas on Valentine's Day. 

Superhero movie Madame Web, a spinoff set in the Spider-Man cinematic universe, has been utterly destroyed in its first critic reviews ahead of its release in cinemas. 

The film, which stars Fifty Shades of Grey's Dakota Johnson as a paramedic who gains psychic abilities and must protect three people who are in danger, has been declared a "genuine Chernobyl-level disaster" and a "new low for superheroes". 

It comes just two months after The Marvels became the lowest-grossing Marvel Cinematic Universe title of all time, only managing US$200 million worldwide. 

The Hollywood Reporter said the film was "an airless and stilted endeavour driven by a mechanical screenplay. Its lack of imagination would be astounding if it wasn't so expected. It operates on a need-to-know basis, forcing people to explain themselves through inelegantly breathless exposition." 

The Daily Beast said it was a "torturous saga", "full of bad dialogue delivered badly by talented men and women stuck with crummy material and equally lousy stewardship". It also warned "Sony's Spider-Man Universe is now completely lifeless". 

Rolling Stone did not hold back in its savagery, branding the movie, which also stars Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney, as "a genuine Chernobyl-level disaster that seems to get exponentially more radioactive as it goes along". 

It also stated it was the "Showgirls of comic-book cinema". 

USA Today simply said the new film was the "worst superhero movie since Morbius". Sony - which releases Madame Web - also released Morbius in 2022, which starred Jared Leto and was widely slated for its plot and execution. 

Madame Web opens in New Zealand cinemas on Valentine's Day. 

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