Jared Harris says ‘Morbius’ flopped because it didn’t have a “sense of humour”
nme.comMarvel film Morbius in which he starred, saying it could have done with a greater “sense of humour”.The Spider-Man spin-off was released in 2022 after several delays due to the Coronavirus pandemic and starred Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Al Madrigal and Tyrese Gibson alongside Harris.The film was both a commercial and critical flop, grossing only $167.5 million (£125 million) worldwide.In a one-star review of the film, NME wrote: “If the plot sounds slight, that’s because it is.
None of the characters have meaningful motives – and they’re so thinly drawn that they’re almost transparent. Astoundingly, for a film about a mad doctor who turns into a vampire, it’s also very boring.
Horror fans attracted by the sinister promo campaign will be disappointed. You’ll see more claret in your local off-licence.“All this could be excused if there were a few jokes to pass the time or some stylishly shot sequences.
Instead, what we end up with is drab, flat and humourless. Leto was unfairly maligned for his exuberant, ridiculous performance as Paolo in House of Gucci but that at least had life and energy.
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