The Dr Michael Morbius suffers from a rare blood disease. While trying to develop a cure from the DNA of bats, he develops a form of vampirism.
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Even superhero fans wonder why Sony Pictures chose to produce a movie about the Morbius character. Not that he’s entirely uninteresting, but, like Venom, he’s another villain/antihero from the comics starring Spider-Man who doesn’t meet Spider-Man when his story is brought to the big screen. Once again, the post-credits scenes (we’ll come back to this) suggest that they will face each other one day… The fact remains that you have to hit nearly 100 insipid minutes first.
Jared Leto can be awesome (Dallas Buyers Club), but he sometimes overplays (Suicide Squad). Even if the credibility of his character as a scientist ready to take all the risks is undermined by numerous shortcuts in the “science” scenes, he manages to convince us with his confidence and his calm acting. He is also quite persuasive when he transforms into “Morbius, the living vampire” (the very successful special effects have a lot to do with it). Still happy that the weakness of the scenario did not discourage him from offering a respectable performance. Matt Smith, Adria Arjona and Jared Harris are also doing what they can under the circumstances.
Enough for the flowers, because everything else is disappointing, even frustrating.
We live in the golden age of superhero movies. Without them all being exceptional, it is now rare to see one that reminds us of the many turnips of the 2000s. Director Daniel Espinosa, however, takes us back with an outdated formula, non-existent stakes and clichés in spades. The story is so predictable — the hyper-heavy soundtrack doesn’t help — that you don’t feel any emotion. The bodies left lifeless move no one, not even passers-by who see them scratched to death or emptied of their blood. The two FBI agents trying to solve all these murders (Tyrese Gibson and Al Madrigal) are useless to the investigation and the film.
The final fight is excruciating. For no reason, opponents are suddenly more powerful—and blurry—than ever. The destruction left behind alerts no one – New Yorkers from Morbius must be really jaded. What leads to the fateful blow is laughable. At least it doesn’t stretch too much.
But it is not finished ! The post-credits scenes are shameful. They refer to the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, but are completely inconsistent. There’s nothing in those brief moments that logically connects to previous movies or the original comics. It’s clear that Sony wants to build its Spider-Man Universe (SSU) at all costs. However, fans may not want to pay forever.
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Morbius
Daniel Espinosa
Starring Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona
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