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‘Madame Web’ Review: A Tangled Web Of Missed Opportunities And Studio Misfires


In a recent interview with EW, Madame Web star Dakota Johnson mentioned the experience of working on a film set working so much with blue and green screen saying,

Years later, in the early 2000s New York City, Cassie (Johnson), an EMT following in her mother’s footsteps but with a more cynical view of life, accidentally connects to the web multiverse after falling into a river during a rescue, gaining the ability to see the future. There’s a sequence where Cassie’s journey to Peru results in an encounter with “wise Indigenous person” who serve as little more than expository devices, guiding her towards her powers with a heavy dose of direct dialogue rather than through meaningful action or development. Clarkson, Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, and Claire Parker Cast: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Adam Scott, Emma Roberts, and Omar Epps Rating: PG-13 Running time: 1 hr 56 min

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