Madame Web Review: My Thoughts on The 2024 Superhero Film

I will not lie! While I was driving my car towards the theatre, I was contemplating whether or not the Madame Web Movie would be worth my time. A good chunk of Twitter users, now called the X users, tweeted about their sad experience at the movie theater. The weak writing and meager storyline review about the performance as well as the characters of the Madame Web Movie. 

Since the time the Madame Web Movie launched, people online compared it to the Sony and Marvel Superhero movies. I was quite hesitant to make it to the movie theater because I thought I was heading to watch something disappointing. But I was expecting this follow-up to Morbuis directed by S.J Clarkson to have at least some good performances as well as strong found family themes. These were the few things I was sure could give Madame Web a place amongst the ranks of Sony or Marvel Superhero movies. 

The Madame Web Movie was released in the theaters on Valentine’s Day by Columbia Pictures. The movie has the role of Cassandra Webb, played by the audience’s favorite, Dakota Johnson. This character is a paramedic in NYC (New York City). Cassandra must protect three teenagers from the murderous adversary, Ezekiel Sims. This character, Ezekiel Sims, with superhuman powers, is hunting three teenagers. 

Set in the year 2003, the movie “Madame Web” pays homage to the comic book movies era. I found the movie to have minimal special effects and a mature palette of colors. The design of the Madame Web movie reminded me of the Spider Movie released in 2002 and even the Daredevil movie that was released in the year 2003. 

Cassandra Web has an aloof and antisocial life. Her friend is the only one dragging her to social outings or gatherings. Throughout the movie, I had a feeling that the roles played by these two characters were not realistic. Out of them all, the character Johnson definitely made my movie-watching experience better. I was the happiest for Johnson when she found her chosen family. 

Adam Scott is another star of the Madame Web movie. The glorious deadpan of this movie star is another reason I stayed to watch this movie till the end of time. His role in the movie as Ben Parker, a name synonymous with Spider-Man fans, absolutely killed his performance in the Madame Web movie. 

Adam Scott was half of the reason I stayed to watch the Madame Web Movie. The other reason to stay and watch the movie in the theater was Isabela Merced. She really put in some layers in her role, Anya Corazon, a 2017 Spider-Man animated series character. Her role as an intellectual character in the Madame Web movie was appreciated by many people online, including me. 

I love movies with a found family trope. This movie was definitely a great example for the same. Cassandra Webb is shown to be initially reluctant to save the three girls. She only decides to save them after learning that their families have left or abandoned them. That’s when she decided to protect them. By the end of the movie, Cassandra Web accepts Cornwall, Corazon, and Franklin as her family. 

Madame Webb seems to have a bland villain. Ezekiel Sims sees a vision of the three teenagers killing him, but I don’t understand why he does not make an effort to talk to them. He simply decides to hunt them in the first place. His dialogue mixing is also off. 

Madame Webb also had a bit of humor. The girls had a really good chemistry with each other. The music was fine. I loved how they use the Toxic track by Britney Spears as a plot device. I enjoyed most of the movie, unlike many X users. It is definitely a one-time watch.