Summary:
- In a recent video, Madame Web got absolutely hammered by Honest Trailers, a parody YouTube channel dedicated to making fun of bad Hollywood movies and TV series.
- The video contains multiple jokes and jabs at Sony’s incompetence and Dakota Johnson’s acting chops.
- Dakota Johnson wasn’t very fond of the movie herself, while another star actress, Sydney Sweeney, had a much more positive take regarding the movie.
As if the box office numbers weren’t abysmal enough, Madame Web recently found itself in the crosshairs of an Honest Trailers takedown. Honest Trailers, a YouTube channel that’s carved out its niche by giving films the roast they never knew they needed, has found its new victim in the latest made-by-Sony disaster.
The video kicks off with everyone’s favorite narrator, Jon Bailey, delivering zingers that spare no one with his usual derpy voice, dubbing “Madame Web” a product of “a screenwriting duo making a good case for A.I.”, He then calls it out as Sony’s lazy attempt to squeeze more cash from the Spider-Man universe—describing it as the studio’s latest endeavor to “put the S and M back in Spider-Man,” a clever jab at Dakota Johnson (Cassandra Webb)’s previous 50 Shades of Grey endeavors.
Bailey doesn’t hold back, painting a picture of a film that tries in vain to stitch together a prequel nobody asked for, featuring a trio of teenagers and a villain dubbed “Peruvian Man” by the narrator, in a plot that seems as if someone dreamt up a comic book movie mashup after a heavy meal.
There are plenty of hilarious gigs in the videos that further rub salt into the wound of Madame Web, from the attempt to dub it as Morbius 2.0 (Their Morbius Honest Review is a must-watch, by the way), Cassandra’s awkward attempt at “making fun of her co-worker’s burgers so hard that he dies,” to the cheeky rename “Madame Web” to “Barking Spiders” in a final, playful jab.
On a more sobering note, Madame Web has had a rough ride, with box office figures and critical reception going way below expectations (and believe me, there weren’t even that many expectations to begin with). Despite the high hopes pinned on Dakota Johnson’s leading role, the movie’s performance has been underwhelming, to say the least, with a paltry $40 million domestic haul and critical panning reflected in its Rotten Tomatoes score.
The movie’s lead actress, Dakota Johnson, recently spoke with Bustle on how she was “not surprised that this has gone down the way it has,” and how Sony’s interference had ruined any potential that the movie had. Meanwhile, Sydney Sweeney (Julia Carpenter) remains grateful for the opportunity “Madame Web” provided as a significant step in her career, underscoring the varied impacts a single project can have on those involved.
