M3gan (2023)

[An4h0ny]

10/10

I'm creating a Google alert for Akela Cooper because she is a hell of a screenwriter. The writing was definitely way above average for this kind of film. The acting was also really, really good. I'm always amazed when kids can pull off a role like this. Violet McGraw kind of carried this movie in a lot of places and that's impressive (to me).

The ending was a F*CK YES ending for me so top marks there too.

So many great shots and sequences. I was constantly entertained and never bored.

I went into this hoping for something at least as good as Malignant but it was even better.

[Show spoiler]It's not even close to a Chucky rip-off. It's more in the lane of the Terminator franchise or Ex Machina. Chucky was possessed. Which is AWESOME. Nothing better than a serial-killer possessed doll on the loose! Sign me up. But M3GAN is not that by a long shot. This film is actually asking some big questions that are interesting to me. And yet I laughed out loud several times. The humor was on point. Ronny Chieng and Lori Dungey were both really funny in this. I also enjoyed "F*ck off, Holly!"

Lastly, I might be old and out of touch but the effects in this film felt revolutionary to me. I'm sure someone will set me straight but I still have to give this effects team props. M3GAN felt different from any other malevolent force I've seen on screen before. Closer to Hal 9000 than Chucky.

So glad I saw this in the theater! Small crowd of mostly adults with a few teenagers but everyone was super into it and having a shared experience. It's about 33F and rainy here so maybe that's why it was a little sparse. Not complaining though.

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