'Morbius' review: Bland Spidey spinoff sucks the joy out of the superhero experience


'Morbius' is so obsessed with ticking all the boxes on its to-do list that it doesn’t even bother to think out of the box. – Photos: Sony Pictures Malaysia

If there was ever a Marvel movie that proved that Marvel movies are best done by Marvel themselves, Morbius would be it.

Hopes for Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU) were running high lately, especially after the stellar Spider-Man: No Way Home tore open the Multiverse and gave us the possibility of a proper shared universe with Spider-Man in it.

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3 10

Summary:

Lazy, mind-numbingly bland attempt at a superhero origin

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