{"id":45826,"date":"2024-02-13T19:10:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1991799"},"modified":"2024-02-13T20:38:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T19:38:49","slug":"madame-web-first-reactions-and-reviews-call-it-an-embarrassing-mess","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/madame-web-first-reactions-and-reviews-call-it-an-embarrassing-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"Madame Web first reactions and reviews call it an \u201cembarrassing mess\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;It is the Cats: The Movie of superhero movies.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 13 February 2024 at 18:10 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madame Web is set to land in cinemas tomorrow (14th February) \u2013\u00a0and now we\u2019ve got the first reactions to the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Spider-Man spin-off stars Dakota Johnson in the titular role as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/madame-web-movie\/\">Cassandra Webb<\/a>, a woman with psychic abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But she isn\u2019t the only Spider-Woman in town and, as was teased in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/madame-web-trailer-dakota-johnson-sydney-sweeney-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">the film\u2019s first trailer<\/a>, teams up with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">three women<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/madame-web-cast-characters\/\">Julia (Sydney Sweeney), Mattie (Celeste O\u2019Connor) and Anya (Isabela Merced)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to fight the villainous Ezekiel \u2018Zeke\u2019 Sims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The film is the fourth feature in Sony\u2019s shared Spider-Man Universe, following <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morbius, a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nd, with its multiverse focus, is an attempt to steer the franchise in a new direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But sadly, the first reviews and reactions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/madame-web-movie-release-date\/\">Madame Web<\/a> appear to be overwhelmingly negative, with Inverse\u2019s Hoai-Tran Bus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/entertainment\/madame-web-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calling it<\/a>\u00a0\u201cjust about the worst movie you\u2019d find at the bottom of that Walmart dollar bin\u201d.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0Variety\u2019s Peter Debruge <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/reviews\/madame-web-review-dakota-johnson-1235909003\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cMadame Web was never going to touch the relatively high-concept, Disney-made Avengers movies\u2026 But guess what? Tickets still cost just as much as they would for a more canonical Marvel movie. So why settle for the knock-off?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">morbius was better<\/p>\u2014 Matt Ramos (@therealsupes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealsupes\/status\/1757286451669270740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Collider\u2019s Lisa Laman <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/madame-web-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> the film \u201cwastes a talented cast on a superhero movie shockingly devoid of tangible humanity\u201d, while IGN\u2019s Francesca Rivera <a href=\"https:\/\/za.ign.com\/madame-web\/190026\/review\/madame-web-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madame Web tries to connect many plots and people together to a confusing, yet ultimately bland result.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rolling Stone\u2019s David Fear also slated the movie. Under a headline reading: \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madame Web isn\u2019t as Bad As You\u2019ve Heard. It\u2019s So Much Worse,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-reviews\/madame-web-review-dakota-johnson-mcu-spider-man-spinoff-1234956689\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cIt is the Cats: The Movie of superhero movies. Not a single decision seems of sound mind. Not a single performance feels in sync with the material.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MadameWeb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MadameWeb<\/a> is an embarrassing mess. Talented stars wasted on probably the worst comic book movie I have ever seen. Filled with atrocious dialogue, awkward editing, &amp; all around laughable structure. I sat there baffled scene by scene someone approved this. The memes will redeem it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wwxBZmzf1f\">pic.twitter.com\/wwxBZmzf1f<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Cris Parker (@3CFilmss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3CFilmss\/status\/1757285583469027414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Elsewhere, Matt Ramos <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealsupes\/status\/1757286451669270740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> on Twitter, which was recently rebranded as X: \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morbius was better,\u201d while <\/span>Cris Parker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3CFilmss\/status\/1757285583469027414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>: \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madame Web is an embarrassing mess. Talented stars wasted on probably the worst comic book movie I have ever seen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He continued: \u201cFilled with atrocious dialogue, awkward editing, &amp; all around laughable structure. I sat there baffled scene by scene someone approved this. The memes will redeem it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"56bb412df41e9de59aa0b44c84a71e5bd187453a\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"56bb412df41e9de59aa0b44c84a71e5bd187453a\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Madame Web will be coming to cinemas on 14th February 2024. <\/strong><strong>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/\">Film<\/a> hub for more new and features, or find something to watch with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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