Morbius

Morbius

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

  • Released: 2022-03-30
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Horror
  • Stars: Jared Leto, Adria Arjona, Matt Smith, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal, Michael Keaton, Charlie Shotwell, Bern Collaço, Tina Louise Owens, Tom Forbes, Amanda Perez, Archie Renaux, Abraham Popoola, Corey Johnson, Crystal Wingx, Michael Keaton, Ruth Horrocks, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Clara Rosager, Barry Aird, Colin Blyth, Gloria García, Bentley Kalu, Atul Sharma, Dave Simon, Kalle Hennie, Adam El Hagar, Chris Ryman, Manoj Anand, Nick Owenford, Joseph Harinsky, George Symmans, Oliver Truman, Zaris-Angel Hator, Joe Ferrara, Joseph Esson, Jason Rennie, Aryan Moaven, Christopher Louridas, Oliver Bodur, Rolan Bell, Joanna Burnett, Fermin Galeano, Maia Scalia, Jojo Macari, Apphia Campbell, Jay Gomez-Adams
  • Director: Daniel Espinosa
 Comments
  • zjm-71220 - 12 June 2024
    Flawed, but visually pleasing
    Finally got to check this movie out, so here's my review. This is a movie that's definitely not for everyone but I personally enjoyed it. Jared Leto did a good job as the title character. The idea of Dr Morbius experimenting with bat DNA was a very interesting one and while I can think of some aspects that could be improved, it got the job done. For the negatives, I feel like it should have had at least another 15 minutes of runtime to allow for a bit more character development. Also, I feel like the movie relied a bit too much on CGI and visual effects, but even so, shoutout to the VFX team, they did very well, especially when Dr Morbius practiced echolocation, that was really cool. But for a movie with some horror elements, I feel like it should have been rated MA15+ instead of M. Giving this movie a 6.5/10, it was flawed, but there was plenty of room for the good stuff.
  • Maxyger756 - 30 March 2024
    Horror to my sanity
    I'm actually reviewing this long after I watched it but I don't want to sit through this excruciating experience again but I still remember a good chunk of it so I am reviewing this

    It was a complete mess, they set up the twists so badly and you are just going through a no reaction challenge while sitting through this because all of that horror feels and jump scares is literally foreshadowed very, VERY clearly just right before it making it extremely predictable so you won't even get scared at all. The feeling you would get instead is deep disappointment, boredom, and all that.

    The premise was just nonsense, unusual premises can be turned into great entertainment with the help of clever writing and good execution but Morbius lacks all of those elements so it just screams "Yeah we sucked at the writing part" to you while watching. The action sequences are ridiculous, not thrilling. Tell me who would want to see crazy humans that bites each other fight?

    Now who on earth decides to test all those chemicals and stuff. Instead of living with that, can't you just figure out a cure since you're literally a respected scientist? The film tries to have an emotional connection with the brothers but that was so bland that the final death scene was just hilarious bad rather than sad.

    MCU, gosh you guys made incredibly thrilling action packed films just 3 years before this film, what happened to you guys?

    Rating: 4.1/10.
  • josephlogan-28785 - 22 February 2024
    Finally a movie that puts good name on the side villains of the STWCU
    As an enjoyer of almost everything Scott related i will say this movie was awesome. While it might not have had him in it straight up it was nice to see them represent Chibi-Robo ziplash as an actual villain and at the end when Animal crossing amibo festival i got literal chills. It perfectly represents how tragic the backstory of the chibi-robo franchise is. This movie was able to be what "madem woz" could have dreamed of being and that is actually good. Some say the ziplash used in the movie had terrible CGI, but in all reality it wasnt half bad especially for what it was. While it isn't as good as the episode of the dark age of Nintendo I feel it has so much potential to actually come together in a movie like "Scott Wozniak in:The dark age of Nintendo" that would be the best movie ever.
  • gnturibi - 5 January 2023
    Disappointing
    This felt so much like the second Vdnom movie. Basic villain with little character development.

    I didn't feel a conflict to root for the hero and he got a free pass on his crimes. Even the romance was too rushed and it wasn't developed well however stunning the leading lady was.

    It could have been fleshed out better. For instance the villain did not have a sufficient back story to motivate his villainy Also the FBI investigation aspect was also at the surface and needed more work put into it.

    The fight scenes were OK but the darkness made it hard to see exactly what was happening. Perhaps it could have been a victim of its short running time.
  • harberdionne - 22 December 2022
    Do not understand the hate...
    Seen comments on here saying they think the action scenes are "gibberish" and that you can't actually see them taking place...first of all, Morbius is completely different to other superheroes that we have seen, on top of that you still see him fight with people regardless. The story is there, I think what people are doing is just watching with extremely high expectations and also are comparing it with other Marvel films. This film is honestly great, the only thing I can say is I don't feel like Matt Smith played a new character. It still felt like he was playing the Doctor from Doctor Who which isn't a bad thing but it was sort of weird.

    Overall, it is a great watch and I genuinely have nothing bad to say about this just hate how many fans of Marvel have decided this isn't good enough due to the fact it's not as good as other Marvel films....
  • groundzero-273-397110 - 2 December 2022
    Morbius is Marvel's not so cool version of Batman!
    This movie was kinda boring to be honest. Everything about it was a bore. The characters were boring and had no depth. The action was boring, with no real action, only slow motion action where you only pay attention to the terrible and ugly CGI of Morbius ape-face, or the action was sped up as Morbius flies or teleports across the room... It feels very dated... The whole story was very cliche and predictable, with two friends growing up together like brothers, and then one of them becomes the villain and the other one the "hero". The final fight between the two was not a fight, and is over before it even starts. Milo's final words was "Michael, you can't kill me?" with a sad voice. What?!

    The music was also very Batman Begins-like in my opinion. Especially in one scene, when Morbius confronts and embraces the bats in the lab, and it's not just the music. That whole scene felt like a HUGE RIP-OFF of Batman Begins when Bruce Wayne embraces his fear of bats in the Batcave! This was the worst thing about this movie, coming from a big Batman fan! Morbius is Marvel's not so cool version of Batman!

    This is the worst Marvel movie I have seen.
  • Leofwine_draca - 20 November 2022
    Starts off promisingly...but soon loses its way
    MORBIUS is the latest Marvel superhero and something a bit different in that the hero actually transforms into a vampire in this one. Now, I did enjoy the first half hour or so which I found quite different, fresh-feeling and appealing. Unfortunately once the science fiction takes over it becomes increasingly trashy and laughable, and it doesn't help that every single action sequence features these flowing CGI effects which just look like what they are - bad CGI, of the type favoured by the likes of The Asylum. Then we get Matt Smith's posturing, Jared Leto seemingly on autopilot, and a by the numbers script which doesn't help much either.
  • shanieshane - 11 November 2022
    Good and bad
    The good: acting was good, story was decent. Jared Leto did a really good job with the script he was presented with. The story was right along with a comic book turned movie.

    The Bad: the writing was terrible. Whoever wrote this script should quit and go back to washing windows or whatever will prevent them from ever punishing an audience again with their lack of talent.

    I definitely expected worse while watching the movie based on the amount of people saying it sucked but it wasn't as bad as i had prepared myself for. I know that people are quick to blame the acting or actors for a terrible movie but tryst that in this case it was the writers.