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M3GAN

2022

Gerard Johnstone

Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Amie Donald ...

5.6

8,354

Horror. Thriller. Sci-Fi A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A movie in which the deliciously menacing doll steals every scene (...) M3GAN might be too frequently funny to be terrifying, but it’s never too silly to deliver tension and vicious thrills"	POS
United States	William Bibbiani The Wrap	"Brilliantly crafted comedy-Horror delivers a jolting January surprise"	POS
United States	Matt Donato IGN	"It's a film that effortlessly entertains as a sassy techno-horror satire yet never feels evenly calibrated"	POS
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"The movie is actually pretty fun (...) ['M3GAN']'s is a frighteningly seamless design"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Creepy, preposterous and diverting (...) In its trivial way it’s a diverting genre film"	NEU
United States	Pete Hammond Deadline	"The filmmakers take none of this too seriously and the conclusion is a satisfying one, though you can imagine the sequel possibilities instantly"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A entertainingly nasty film for the new year. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Programmed with an impish sense of humour, M3GAN is a familiar killer-doll horror film enlivened by its Verhoeven-esque satirical streak"	POS
United States	K. Austin Collins Rolling Stone	"'M3GAN' is the killer-robot blair waldorf you didn't know you needed"	POS
United States	Derek Smith Slant	There's enough sardonic humor to keep the proceedings edgy enough, but it's hard not to wish that the filmmakers would've pushed things past the boundaries of good taste	NEU
United States	Alyse Wax Collider	"This Killer Doll Movie Sets the Bar High for 2023. It may just be this year's 'Malignant'."	POS
United States	Kristy Puchko Mashable	"Hold onto your wigs, because the next queer monster has arrived, and she's got better rhythm than the 'Babadook'"	POS
Canada	Patrice Witherspoon Screen Rant	"Full of great horror sequences, an exceptional cast, and a compelling story, 'M3GAN' is a great time at the movies (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"M3GAN is the rare early viral star who delivers on her promise. She’s absolutely fucking nuts, and what fun to watch her play.	POS
United Kingdom	Neil Smith Total Film	"Precision-built to make you chortle, 'M3GAN' is a l0t of 4un. On the fr1ghts front, however, it's basically a Furby (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Nicholas Barber BBC	"Featuring a creepy girl android destined to inspire a thousand Halloween costumes, James Wan's latest Blumhouse horror is a generically enjoyable slasher movie, although oddly old-fashioned (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Al Horner Empire	"With impressive performances by McGraw and Williams, and seamless technology bringing to life the film's robot havoc-wreaker, 'M3GAN' is a toy story like no other (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Entertainment is the sole aim here, and on that, M3GAN delivers (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"A scampering Blumhouse caper that turns out to be blithely self-aware, negligibly jump-scary, and mostly very fun"	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Golder Radio Times	"A slick, smart and tautly directed slice of camp horror (...) it will leave you wanting more. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Tyler Doupe Dread Central	"So, while I can’t say that 'M3GAN' knocked my socks off, I can say that I think horror fans will find enough about this campy film to enjoy to make it worth the price of admission (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Katie Rife rogerebert.com	"The plot does have a few weak points and dangling threads (...) But the tongue-in-cheek tone is so consistent that 'M3gan' is a hoot anyway. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"[It] is a miracle of modern horror cinema that leaves you reeling"	POS
United States	Michael Frank The Film Stage	"The film—with all its insanity—remains highly enjoyable: real good, real fun, real simple cinema"	POS
Denmark	Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	" A Terminator in Annabelle disguise, if you will – and I was pleasantly surprised that it worked quite well. I didn’t expect to enjoy this much (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Marshall Shaffer The Playlist	"Through horror and hilarity, often simultaneously, 'M3GAN' upholds the genre’s highest tradition. This film does not just generate fear. It exposes it"	POS
United States	Phil de Semlyen Time Out	"This riotously funny creepy doll movie earns a place alongside 'Gremlins' and 'Chucky' in cinema’s playroom of horrors (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jeff Ewing SlashFilm	"Most centrally, 'M3GAN' is a ton of fun, and there's something to enjoy in just about every single minute of its runtime (...) Rating: ★★★★★★★★½ (out of 10)"	POS
United States	Austen Goslin Polygon	"That’s exactly the mark of a truly great horror comedy"	POS
Canada	Shelagh Rowan-Legg Screen Anarchy	"Good for both the adult and teenage crowd, with a relatable subject, engaging characters (...) with the perfect blend of scares and dark laughs to keep the audience on the proverbial edge of their seats"	POS
United States	Katie Rife rogerebert.com	"The tongue-in-cheek tone is so consistent that M3gan is a hoot. (...) (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"It rocks plenty of style and offers some crafty needle drops (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"With echoes of 'Child's Play' and 'The Omen', this new horror about a small, murderous android is camply entertaining but also properly chilling (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Joey Shapiro Chicago Reader	"This won’t pop up on any top ten lists by the end of the year, but for a genre film released in a month typically reserved as a dumping ground for studios, this is all you could hope for"	NEU
United States	John Serba Decider	"It is sublimely ridiculous, and far, far better than it probably ever needed to be"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide The Guardian	"This enjoyable horror-lite romp follows in the killer doll footsteps of Chucky and Annabelle (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Nick Levine NME	"Forget Chucky and Annabelle, this spooky doll doesn't mess around (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Canada	Caitlin Chappell CBR	"Cooper continues to be a force to be reckoned with in the horror genre"	POS

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