M3GAN 2.0

Is it really only two years since we first met M3GAN? Shouldnt she have an h in her name? Maybe Im thinking of another robotic and plastic manifestation of womanhood? Anyway, this sees Gemma (Allison Williams) and her pals caught up with investment problems whilst Uncle Sams latest AI specimen Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno) goes off the rails. Pretty swiftly, thanks to the intervention of the newly mobile tech gazillionaire Alt (Jermaine Clement), she finds herself working on something shed vowed never to touch again, else niece Cady (Violet McGraw) is gonna be toast. Luckily, she can count on the help of the benevolent Christian (Aristotle Athari) and a supply of kit that could build a space shuttle from scratch. Of course we, watching, all know t...

This is Megan 2.0 not Gemma Whines Too Much.0. Funny bits. Fun action. Interesting genre film for teen girls whose parents don't care what they watch.

Stakes are not stakes because Megan is all powerful when we meet her. Then she's confined to a body, using a computer. Can she not just copy her conscience into a million robots like the teletubby? Directly interface with the internet not swipe, pinch, type? Why doesn't other Megan have a million robot clones all at once? How many backups are there? I didn't bother to follow the story. It's something I'd rather read as a summary and I may never do so.

I loved it at 60%. Was done. Still watched the rest the next day but was a long and torturous 40.

$25 million dollar budget for this is extreme. I enjoyed the first Megan, but I don't think this second one was necessary. It felt repetitive and gimmicky. I do love all the actors though and think I'd love to see them in more traditional horror.