Morbius
Dir: Daniel Espinosa
Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris
Rating: 2/5

Marvel’s attempt to expand its cinematic universe by giving a solo outing to another of its comic book anti-heroes’ doesn’t quite hit the ‘fantastic’ totem – even with Jared Leto taking on the eponymous role of Dr. Michael Morbius, a biochemist trying to find the cure for his extremely rare blood disease.

Delayed several times on its way to its eventual release, Sony and Marvel`s collaboration, Morbius, an origin story that raises more doubts than conviction, feels like it got short-shifted due to the financial woes brought on by the extended pandemic. Even the origin aspects lack detailing. There’s just one elongated flashback giving us a hint of what is to transpire in the future. The film has little to show to justify its $75 million budget and the 100 odd min. runtime appears to be its only saving grace. Sony and Marvel may be paving the path for a coming together of Spiderman, Venom and Morbius but going by this rather inept and flashy origin story, there doesn’t appear to be much to look forward to on that front.