The original, "M3GAN," was a mix of horror and comedy, as I noted in my review back in 2023. I just today saw the latest film, "M3GAN 2.0," which drops almost all the horror vibes and instead is more of an action comedy that is heavy on the sci-fi with some hints of gruesome kills (this is a PG-13 flick, still). It is a bit of a tonal whiplash to go from M3GAN being a creepy murder-doll to a wingsuit-wielding hero who is fighting to save humankind from a new and especially vengeful robot. The closest comparison I and others have had is the lean pseudo-horror of, "The Terminator," and how that led into the scaled-up and action-packed "Terminator 2: Judgement Day," which also, funnily enough, featured the original baddie turning good.
That said, the movie is self-aware and tongue-in-cheek enough it manages to make all the changes work--even as the plot slowly shifts from pushing the realms of reasonable to outright absurd and nonsensical. We're not here for the plot, though. We want to watch M3GAN and the new robot, AMELIA, kill people, fight, and dance. We get that, just in a weird new genre packaging that I still dug, but understand others feeling more soured upon this new entry. I went into, "M3GAN 2.0," expecting something silly but entertaining, and that was delivered to me. Is this a bit of a step-down from the lean horror-meets-dark-humor of the first flick? Slightly. Is it still a good time? Yes, undoubtedly. Go in with reasonable expectations and you'll have fun too.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
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