Morbius (2022)

I watched this movie on Disney +.

I finally got around to watching this one yesterday. (8-24-25). Been hearing about it for 3 years now and it was memed not only to hell and back, but memed back into theaters to fail a second time, lmao.

I don't actually know very much about Morbius at all from the comics. In fact I didn't even really know he was a character from Marvel until this movie was announced. I know he appeared in the 90s Spider-man cartoon, but I never saw that whole show, and I was kinda too young to remember that show extremely well from when it was on. I don't think I saw the episode (s) that had Morbius, and if I did. Well I just don't remember it.
That said, I don't hate Jared Leto being cast in that role. He does look the part, I give him that. However the fact that it IS Leto in the role can be distracting. it's sort of one of those strange cases of perfect casting that is also bad casting. I don't know how to explain it. He comes with a lot of baggage, especially after his turn as The Joker and reports of what he did on set of that film. If not for all that... he would be good and looks the part.

Anyways... I went into this film expecting it to be this huge meme worthy dumpster fire of a film that it's reputation had made it out to be. But what I found was just the most meh movie of meh movies. It's not actually terrible. But it is the most mediocre super hero movie ever made. It is super paint by numbers, every beat predictable down to the moment. It feels like they took the formula of late 90s or early 00s super hero movies, made it the most watered down basic version, and slapped a vampire into it. So it's not that it's a bad movie, it's just that it's a mid movie 20 years too late.
Predictable, cliche, dull, bland. It adds nothing new, it plays it totally safe, and an AI could probably write a more interesting script than this. Cause at least the crazy stuff an AI would come up with might be entertaining.

This is just. Meh. And then it just takes itself way too seriously. Pretentious as hell, with Leto acting like he's in a serious period drama or something. The only person in this movie that seems to know what kind of film they are in is Matt Smith. He's at least having fun and amping up the camp. That's what this movie needed really, to get it out of being so dull. It needed to be silly and campy. Turn up the goof factor, lean into it to actually make it interesting. Instead it tries to play like a super serious drama with everything muted. Again Matt Smith is the only person who seems to be having any fun with his part with his character having the camp. Yet his villain is so predictable while at the same time completely one note. There's not really a clear motive for him turning other than "I want to be cured, oh no serum makes me crazy." I never believe for a moment what he wants. And I never buy him and Leto as close friends for a second. They have no chemistry at all as friends.

This movie is the most 3 star super hero movie to ever 3 star... which makes it so dull, predictable and numbing that it becomes 2 star.
It's not entertaining in any way. It's not so horrible you can hate watch it or get angry. It's not fun to watch at all. And it's not even The Room kind of bad where it's so bad it's good. It's just. So middle of the road paint by numbers that it's bad by default.

Mistake Status: I'll get to it eventually.

Quantom X ★

Morbius is the latest in a trend of Marvel movies to be just not very good. Jared Leto stars as the titular character, who becomes an anti-hero through experiments with bat saliva and blood. His "brother" Milo, who is suffering from some disease like Morbius, also gets his "Curse" of superhuman strength, speed, flight, etc. but goes on a rampage. Deaths ensue and gratuitous violence follow, along with smoky affects and a deadpan delivery. This is just two stars, and no-one knows if a sequel will be produced.

Erik M.