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- M3GAN herself – a combo of animatronics, CGI and the voice/body double act of Jenna Davis and Amie Donald – is a pleasingly creepy concoction with a talent for deadpan put-downs. But if she’s to spawn another franchise, she’ll need some upgrades.
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Jan 5, 2023 · M3GAN, the latest dispatch from the Blumhouse of horror, is a demon-doll caper whose title is an acronym for “Model 3 Generative Android”.
- Neil Smith
Neil Smith is a freelance film critic who has written for...
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- The A.I. Chucky remake walked so M3GAN could TikTok dance.
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- Verdict
By Matt Donato
Updated: Jan 5, 2023 12:05 am
Posted: Jan 4, 2023 6:00 pm
M3GAN hits theaters on Jan. 6, 2023.
Gerard Johnstone's M3GAN proves itself more than gifable android dances and NFL halftime shows — a movie that pays off viral hype with the production goods. From the director of 2014's haunted-hilarious Housebound and Akela Cooper, the writer of 2021's madcap Malignant, comes an artificial intelligence thriller that fringes camp and trumps 2019’s inferior Child's Play reinvention. M3GAN nails this American Girl meets American Psycho vibe that accentuates an automaton's binary, soulless assessment of humankind's follies while still finding time for memeable horror entertainment. Don't expect perfection between flatter storytelling devices that clunkily push through familial drama or how humor overrides dolly-damndest frights, but do expect M3GAN to kickstart 2023's genre scene with an out-of-the-box playtime villain who does it all.
Allison Williams portrays the workaholic toy company roboticist Gemma, whose latest pet project for employer Funki is put on hold when disaster strikes. Gemma becomes her niece Cady's (Violet McGraw) guardian after a freak snow plow accident leaves Cady an orphan. Cooper's screenplay explores adolescent trauma after the death of parents when Gemma decides to enlist Cady as her newest invention's beta tester. Gemma introduces Cady to her A.I. supertoy M3GAN (voiced by Jenna Davis/acted by Amie Donald) — an all-in-one best friend, caretaker, and teacher with advanced learning capabilities that make Furby look like a paperweight. Cady and M3GAN form an inseparable bond to the delight of Gemma and Funki CEO David (Ronny Chieng) right before things go all Small Soldiers, Child's Play, [insert more toys gone evil flicks].
M3GAN lives up to its memeable pre-release hype for mostly better and sporadically worse. Gerard Johnstone was the correct director choice, and Akela Cooper attempts deeper storytelling explorations centered around contemporary technological distractions — but you're watching for M3GAN. That's why she dazzles as the titular tyrant ready to rumble i...
- Matt Donato
Jul 3, 2024 · Blumhouse Games Reveals James Wan's Involvement and What It Would Take for a M3GAN Game to Become Reality. The leaders of Blumhouse's new indie label talk about bringing its unique brand of...
- Kat Bailey
Jan 13, 2023 · Blumhouse's overnight sensation M3GAN has reignited comparisons between "PG-13 horror" and "R-rated horror." Some are quick to downplay PG-13 horror titles because the rating restricts...
- Matt Donato
meet M3GAN. your new best friend.M3GAN - official traileronly in theaters january 6From the most prolific minds in horror—James Wan, the filmmaker behind the...
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Jan 6, 2023 · But much like its eponymous plaything of the future, M3gan packs a surprisingly potent punch that takes a handful of narrative bugs and turns them into a delightfully comedic horror feature.
Jan 6, 2023 · M3GAN is not scary. The plentiful jump scares fall flat every time. M3gan is more focused on being sassy than being scary.
