Cinema Blend

M3GAN 2.0's Director Explains Why The New Movie Has More Action Than Horror

Gerard Johnstone was inspired to take "wild swings." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. [Going into M3GAN 2.0] was definitely a ...
Cinema Blend

M3GAN 2.0 Review: I’ve Never Been Happier To See A Killer Doll Come Back To Life

Starring: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Ivanna Sakhno, Timm Sharp, and Jemaine Clement Rating: PG-13 for strong violent content, bloody ...
The New York Times

‘M3gan 2.0’ Review: Back to Slay Another Day

Everyone’s favorite campy killer doll returns in a movie that has some thoughts about artificial intelligence. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through ...
Los Angeles Times

‘M3GAN 2.0’ gets a humor upgrade with twice the killer dolls and half the scares

“M3GAN 2.0” is another shiny display case for its violent antiheroine, an artificially intelligent doll with little regard for human life. In the new movie, there are two of them: Meet AMELIA, a ...
USA Today

'M3GAN 2.0' review: Killer AI gets new foe (but no upgrade) in sequel

Since "M3GAN" came out in 2023, artificial intelligence has now become a constant talking point and more of a part of our daily life and culture. Yet strangely, the killer robot girl who shimmied and ...
Digital Spy

Does M3GAN 2.0 have a post-credit scene?

M3GAN 2.0 has now danced its way into cinemas, bringing everybody's favourite sassy killer robot back into our lives. Assuming it's as much of a hit as the first movie, it might not be the last time ...
Decider

Is ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video?

She’s baaaaack. And by “she,” of course, we mean everyone’s favorite killer AI doll, Megan, in M3GAN 2.0, which opens in theaters this weekend. Back in 2023, the campy horror flick M3GAN took the ...
IndieWire

‘M3GAN 2.0’ Review: Bloated Killer Robot Sequel Swaps AI Horror for Desperate Action-Comedy

A broken clock is right twice a day, but even at its funniest, “M3GAN 2.0” feels like it’s here too soon and too late. Filmmaker Gerard Johnstone returns with a frustrating and tedious follow-up to ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘M3GAN 2.0’ Review: Allison Williams in an Occasionally Fun but Overloaded AI Sequel That Botches Its Factory Reset

Violet McGraw also returns as the orphaned niece of a roboticist whose rogue automaton companion must be reassembled to bring down an even deadlier doll. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic Johnstone ...
Variety

‘M3GAN 2.0’ Bombs: 5 Reasons the Sequel Couldn’t Match the Original’s Box Office Success

It may be time to put a pin in the M3GAN Cinematic Universe. “M3GAN 2.0” flatlined at the box office, generating a paltry $10 million domestically and $17 million globally in its first weekend of ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Soul Searching Begins at Blumhouse After Cold Streak Capped by ‘M3GAN 2.0’: “Not the Sequel Audiences Wanted”

Once nearly invincible at the box office, the Jason Blum-led horror outfit is reassessing its tactics after enduring four major box office misses in a row this year. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film ...