It's not the worst ever, but it's definitely a bad, no-good movie. One of the many problems with the film is its blandness and lack of excitement. Things just happen after characters speak in exposition dumps to explain the story to the audience, and there is very little to no build-up in motivations or actions. Then, there is a lack of clarity for certain plot points! For example, what was Constance Webb's actual job? The villain, Ezekiel, was "cursed" by taking the spider and had certain abilities, but did he receive these abilities from the "curse" or by being bitten by the spider? When did it happen? Why was Zosia Mamet trapped on the set of Person of Interest behind a wall of monitors? Was she a victim of reshoots and script changes? The same for Emma Roberts? Why were there so many Pepsi product placements? Who was this made for? No one in sight had a clue how to explain characters' powers or existences. In the process, they dumbed down this story to a glass of distilled water. I have no issues with the actors chosen to play their roles, but everything seemed as if studio representatives visited the production every day, sat everyone down, and proceeded to scream and threaten them for hours. Then, with 20 minutes before breaking for the day, yelled, "ACTION!" and used whatever footage that was shot. The side effect: it made every actor appear as if they were sleepwalking on camera. Every product placement, acting choice, story beat, camera angle, scene edit, special effect, musical clue, sound effect, the hair, the make-up, the props, the costumes, ANY reference to Spider-Man, the MCU, or ANY pop culture reference was WRONG, misplaced, bad, bad, bad, BAD!!! Strangely, Madame Web never dragged, as many disagreeable movies do, which is a mystery within itself. Funny, the most important thing Web does is teach CPR! Sony needs to know they f'd up! Noting how negatively the film has performed, this version of the Spider-Man universe is all but deceased. There are no mid or end credit scenes. ¡Viva la muerte!
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