Robotic genius Gemma and her niece Cady are thrown together after a tragedy. Gemma is the typical genius who has no idea how to parent. Or grieve. Her work on AI is her passion and the sole focus of her life. So much so, she uses her lack of maternal abilities to maximise her computer skills to create a "friend" for Cady. Typically, things go very wrong and in the end it brings aunt and niece closer. What is fascinating is M3GAN. It's not creepy to watch her. In fact, it's fascinating to see her development, as well, in the family dynamic. The movie is pretty tame as far as horror goes, and the plot is pretty typical. What is missing is why M3GAN turns out like she does and with a main subject so sophisticated it should be expected for this to be explained. They probably spent all their money on the tech effects of M3GAN, which was cool and the reason I even wanted to see this movie. Interestingly, the theatre audience was predominately young teenage girls. No doubt a dream of theirs to have a friend to wreak vengeance on their enemies and stand up to their parents for them. If I were a parent, I wouldn't let mine go to this movie so they wouldn't get any ideas. Just saying.
Review of M3GAN
