Going In A New Direction
I saw M3GAN 2.0 way back on its opening weekend. Sadly, I’m just now finding the time to give a brief review of the film. The film pits an upgraded version of Megan against a rogue version of herself dubbed AMELIA, a self-aware android that looks even more human than Megan. The film brings back all of the key survivors from the first film, but dials down Megan and turns her into an action star instead. It was a miscalculation for the franchise, as fans loved how brutal and vicious the original Megan was in the first film. Despite this, M3GAN 2.0 isn’t a terrible film. It’s just not a good M3GAN film.
The returning cast includes Allison Williams as Gemma, M3GAN’s creator, and Violet McGraw as Cady, Gemma’s niece. Brian Jordan Alvarez and Jen Van Epps reprise their roles as Cole and Tess, and get a lot more time on the screen this go round. Amie Donald returns as Megan’s body and Jenna Davis provides her voice. Ivanna Sakhno takes on the role of AMELIA. Jemaine Clement has a small role as Alton Appleton, a brilliant but corrupt tech billionaire.
The cast is fine and the action and special effects in the film are great, but Megan is neutered quite a bit in this film and she has lost a little bit of her bite. Hopefully she will return in a third film with a lust for blood, as I believe that this is what most fans hoped for in this film.
I recommend this film to fans of the first one, but only if they want to see the title character go into a tech and action heavy film.
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