“Morbius” Review

The trailers for Morbius revealed a scene where the titular anti-hero beats up a bad guy and is asked who he is. Morbius responds “I…am…Venom” and then snarls with his teeth before smirking and saying he was joking, revealing himself to be Doctor Michael Morbius “at your service.” The Venom line remains in the film but without the smirk or punchline. While the joke isn’t great, its absence does speak to how pretentious and devoid of humanity such a Marvel movie can be.

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