Hello again, true believers, and welcome to my review of 2024's MADAME WEB.
For those of you who just got into the Spider-Man comics, if you are out there, Madame Web, real name Cassandra Web, is a mutant with spider powers who observes all Spider-Man related activity in the multiverse and is in charge of the web of destiny (I think) and she's met with Peter during various Spider-Verse adventures in the comics and in the cartoons. Anyway, this film is sort of an origin story for a different Madame Web played by Dakota Johnson.
As for the story, allow me to give you a brief rundown:
In the early 2000s, three girls, whose names are Julia, Anya, and Mattie, are targeted by a man with spider powers named Ezekiel Sims, who has visions about the trio coming to kill him, and Cassandra, who works for a hospital, takes it upon herself to protect them and learns she is dealing with the man who shot her mother before she was born. Oh, and meanwhile, Cassandra's friend Mary Parker is about to have a baby who will obviously be Peter Parker.
Let me be up front, this film kind of gave me NEXT vibes. Long story short, Next stars Nicholas Cage as a man who can see seconds into the future, seeing incoming events, and he takes different directions to change it. Cassandra (Dakota Johnson) has the power to see the future somewhat and, at first, she is very confused by what is even happening.
With what the cast is given, the actors do their best, and for a film set around 2003, MADAME WEB isn't all that bad despite being a flop even though I sympathize with Dakotoa Johnson. With a mind-bending story, lots of intensity and wild action, this one is a pretty decent superhero film that doesn't deserve the hate it has gotten IMO.
8.9/10. Maybe I should rewatch the film. Let's hope Sony can redeem itself.
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