Morgan - Movie Review

GoodBadFlicks reviews Morgan, the Scifi thriller strarring Kate Mara. Directed by Luke Scott, son of Ridley Scott.
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[@TheRazorTongue]

I hated Giamatti's character. You're locked in a room with a tiger. Why would you piss it off? I just don't see them being in a room with no barrier knowing what's going on. At the end I felt like everyone got what was coming to them. It was mad science gone wrong.

[@SteveRamsey]

I really enjoyed Morgan! It has a great twist ending that I didn't see coming. Definitely worth watching. I'm puzzled by all the negative reviews.

[@JacobSantosDev]

Not to brag, but I saw it right when they mentioned the artificial nature of Morgan. Consider this question. What do you send to kill a monster? Another monster. I don't think it took away from the story. I would have been happy either way.

[@TheBackOfTheClassroom]

The reverse for me. The first ⅔ of the movie was slow but drew me in so I didn't mind. The last third went full _Hollywood_ and lost me. oh, and the _kung fu out of nowhere_ 😒

[@Life-Row-Toll]

For some reason, I really, really liked this film; it's just too bad we will never see a continuation of the story.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

Ana Taylor Joy is going to have a solid acting career if she keeps this up.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Anya. Her name is ANYA. Why does everyone screw that up? 😂👍

[@nereo051184]

The girl from Argentina did she is a star.

[@Torvar]

My wife and I saw it. I figured out the ending pretty quickly. . .Spoilers . . . . . At the beginning when she meets Morgan, they have her face reflected in the glass. and Morgan steps up into frame perfectly in line with her face.

[@lazy_kalm]

Yes! These were the clever shots in the film and whilst I didn't pick up on the actual meaning til the reveal, could definitely detect the foreshadowing at the time. I actually disagree with Cecil slightly because I found the actual cinematography to be pretty good and enjoyed the juxtaposition between the lab and the outside world, but it was definitely the shots like you mention here that brought me on board with that.

[@OmoruyiOmofonmwan]

"WHAT WOULD YOU DO?" Bit killed me

[@user-sh3vz3ol3j]

It reminded me more of Species and Splice. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie with the exception of the last part where the dude suddenly decides to just stand there, as he's told, lol.

[@bloodwulf78]

I'm really hoping he gets to 100000 subs

[@WordUnheard]

That's pretty much a given. Here's hoping for a million subs,

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Mark my words, if I hit a million subs I'll throw a huge party and you all are invited. Wawa sandwiches for everyone!

[@TevyaSmolka]

cool man :)

[@hunkofplastic4694]

I better be invited aswell

[@WordUnheard]

GoodBadFlicks Yes! I'm gonna eat the hell out of those sandwiches. It's going to happen.

[@Atom.Storm.]

Ana Taylor Joy was amazing in The VVitch. Going to watch this now.

[@felinefatale7773]

Can't wait to see her with James McAvoy in "Split".

[@cleobinx]

Atom Storm and split too

[@Fleshcut]

This channel blew up big time O_o I've been subscribed for less than a month and since then roughly 40k people followed. Grats!

[@Kiryu904]

Good review. Even though the movie isn't really that original, I thought it was enjoyable. The acting was pretty good as well. I'd be interested to see an extended cut of this film.

[@purposelygentle]

Yeah, Michelle Yeoh and Jennifer Jason Leigh are in this movie, but they don't get to do anything. Jennifer Jason Leigh in particular is given the most thankless character and I can only imagine she was only available to shoot for just a day.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

I believe this was shot a while ago and just wasn't released until now. I'm pretty sure this was the movie Mara shot during F4, which is why she needed a wig for the F4 reshoots.

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

She filmed this after The Martian, Luke was on set and asked her there and then to do it. Ridley kinda nudged her to say yes lol

[@DeadManSinging1]

Jennifer Jason Leigh wasnt in the Martian...

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

No but Rooney Mara was

[@CorbCorbin]

WhiskeyBrewer Kate Mara

[@RemiStardust]

Ha, your opening sentence was spot on! At the reveal in the end I was thinking: Oh! Def not as silly as I thought, makes sense. Insane to wait til the end, since audience could've been rolling their eyes for a long time. Would've been good to reveal earlier!

[@vikingbread7083]

Have you seen Captain Fantastic Goodbadflicks? if not i highly recommend you do and please review it.

[@januzi2]

I had fun watching this movie, and I didn't mind the gray colors. It reminded me of my youth, behind the iron curtain. We had colors, but they were dull, just like in this movie. It was more like a feeling, a feeling of being trapped in the place that sucks. Maybe it's the reason why I don't dislike this movie? It wasn't great, but it wasn't "Moon fall" either. A little bit above the middle ground.

[@trevorbertoncini3381]

hey man enjoy your vids . I was wondering approx when you'd be able to do the class of 1999 review? just curious I'm sure you have a lot of movies on the queue

[@buckybarnes3803]

i heard ridley changed his last name after this released

[@azraelswrd]

Ex Machina? Seems Splice is a better comparison at least with regards to the "project". Still a pass for me.

[@nxwxpxr6251]

yup i thought the same

[@desmondhew5449]

Good review. You've mentioned good directing and bad directing in this movie. Hope you may one day do a video that explains what u feel is good or bad as I'd luv to see it. Also could u mention what was horrible about the Morgan car chase? Very very curious 😄

[@nightwalker9841]

You should do a vid on The Girl from the Naked Eye but it might be TOO good to be considered a GOOD bad movie but there are some pretty cheesy\funny "one-liners" in it?

[@cursedmonkey1033]

Reminds me of Splice. What did you think of that?

[@GoodBadFlicks]

I liked Splice for the most part. It switched genres for the third act which was jarring but overall it was neat.

[@switchtalent123]

I was interested to see your opinion because of all the negative reviews I've seen. I thought I would like it based on the trailer but I also know trailers can be misleading and with the consistent negative reviews I didn't know what to think. I'm glad to hear it seems to be an okay movie.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

I was an average movie that had potential and a pretty solid ending. I have a feeling it will do better on DVD.

[@trevorbertoncini3381]

ya he messaged me back saying there would be a new and updated review done .was just curious approximately how long it would be

[@vincentlevey7760]

How similar is this to Splice?

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Different.

[@LastOldCaptain]

Damn, I didn't realize this had preformed so bad. Me and the little lady had gone to see it and we both really enjoyed it. I guess this is why we can't have nice movies to often when it comes to big blockbusters huh?

[@TheSpotlessMind93]

This movie flopped soooo hard. It's not showing any more at any nearby theaters as of tomorrow. It didn't even last two weeks.

[@theScytheofGod]

Very similar to Hannah, imo.

[@moonspots01]

I saw this on a Delta flight back in February. I liked it. The ending is good.

[@MillywiggZ]

It's weird after all this time I see 'Elfen Lied' influences in recent film and TV. I got some of those vibes from this film, just like 'Stranger Things' which also came out this year.

[@lazy_kalm]

I think, as an anime fan, you're overstating the influence of EL here. If anything, both works were heavily influenced by literary classics such as Frankenstein insofar as man creates monster, monster turns on man, whether or not creation is really to blame or can be labelled 'monster' is debatable. This sort of scenario existed waaaaay before Lucy started popping heads ;)

[@MillywiggZ]

Ha! Oh God don't lump me in with fans of Elfen Lied, I thought that anime was a joke haha. It's one of the more recent shows that directors today would probably have seen growing up, like Akira and Ghost in the Shell. Ultimately nothing is original but it's the author's witness account of their influences is what makes something new. The Duffer Brothers did mention EL as one of their influences for 'Stranger Things' and the beats from the trailer of 'Morgan' even had people drawing a comparison to EL also. I get where you're coming from, but that's why I drew that comparison. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@lazy_kalm]

Yeah, it's definitely a generation of directors who may have been influenced by anime whilst growing up, Aronofsky apparently bought the rights to Perfect Blue so he could use the bathtub scene in Requiem for a Dream and, well, then he made Black Swan which had very obvious similarities. Had no idea about the Duffer Brothers citing anime as an influence, that's pretty cool.

[@Beastmode1234567able]

Will you be doing a review on the "disappointment room"

[@GoodBadFlicks]

I wanted to see that this week but wasn't able to. I'll probably check it early next week.

[@whyarewealwaysyelling]

My favorite Paul Giamatti movie is John Dies at the End

[@Ghoulstille]

Have you seen Hell Or High Water yet Cecil?

[@GoodBadFlicks]

not yet, it wasn't playing around here

[@Ghoulstille]

GoodBadFlicks Same here.

[@RemiStardust]

Ha, again spot on: Action scenes (hand-to-hand) looked sub-par to me, while watching!

[@jamesmoseley5428]

Is there some indefensible myth about Kate Mara as a great actress just because she's not a generic beauty queen celebrity. She's cute but in a mysterious, artsy way. You won't see her in a Michael bay movie but does that automatically make her good? This review said she played the icy, uncaring business woman very well but I feel like she plays that in every role and it may be due to a lack of personality than some Stanislavsky method of harnessing her inner "stoic, emotionless" Kristin Stewart with a brain? This is just a question with a bias I have based on her work in transcendence, house of cards, shooter and that famtastic four debacle. I have not seen Morgan

[@AgentMcQueen]

The trailer did absolutely nothing for me, which is a shame, as I wanted to see this.

[@SmilayBros]

Fresh vid, The Butterfly Effect when??

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

ANYA, not sure why everyone calls her Anna...🤔😂👍

[@TheDavemaster300]

This movie looks like HANNA, but with all the color and wonder taken out :(

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Its kind of the lab portion of Hanna stretched into a 90 minute movie.

[@TheDavemaster300]

GoodBadFlicks Oh, okay

[@antb4978]

Rose Leslie is in this movie, that's all that needs to be said. (im kidding I just love her)

[@lanasrj]

this movie didn't get much press, I hadn't heard about it 3 weeks ago

[@TevyaSmolka]

Great review man

[@blowdrolo]

it's ANYA taylor joy, not ana

[@grando111]

Woth a poster like that no wonder it had a bad opening.

[@ralphwarom2514]

...........There was a car chase scene? I literally don't remember any.

[@jrag1000]

yeah just saw the tail end of it, it was between a Minivan and a Mercedes in the forest...

[@yavehsuarez9392]

I shit you not I fell asleep just as things were getting going.

[@dfegftregh]

Freeman ?

[@BigZ7337]

Great review, I agree with most of what you said.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks!

[@31webseries]

I knew as soon as he said, "There are worse movies out there" he was headed straight for "Ouija."

[@MamaMOB]

How have I never heard of this movie? I soooooooooooooooo would have watched it. Also it's never a good idea to let a Morgan out.

[@michaelgirodat1062]

Is it better than Splice? Lol

[@alphahunterd]

Have you ever seen Hanna?

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Loved it, it was one of my favorite films of that year.

[@alphahunterd]

GoodBadFlicks Pretty sure not a lot of people know about it. :(

[@edch7516]

c'mon KZbin get to the 100,000 subs!

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

Definitely found that Luke has taken more stylistically from his Uncle than his Dad

[@tobyb1018]

From all these screenshots, the look of the movie looks terrible...

[@jjohnson3469]

Loved this one.

[@patrickroberts9067]

should I be worried since I know someone named Morgaine? haha

[@Moonshainu]

I though this was a huge pile of dung, besides the plot that had been done numerous times before this movie brought nothing new or interesting, it was as generic as possible, the plot twist visible a mile away. What did piss me of was the trailer made Morgan seem to be some kind of witch or supernatural being, it gave some F.E.A.R vibes and that got me excited only to see the creepy music scene from the trailer was just some edited borefest...

[@trevorbertoncini3381]

class of 1999 Is my favorite movie 😄

[@TheHorrorMiserMontyG]

And you see why they made a sequel for Quija. LOL!!!

[@chuckstone3115]

Oh no Morgan was a Scott Free production sez it all !! :)

[@DaGroundUnder]

movie seems like stranger things

[@GarrettB92]

Cast, not bad. Plot, ridiculously stupid and unoriginal ending as hell. Big whoop..the assassin is a hybrid too. Clearly seen at the beginning..waste of time imo

[@rafaeltrivino1790]

The movie Mitchell had a horrible car chase scene.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Paul Giamatti is underrated here...

[@SnorkChaser]

SMARTER than a TEENAGER?!

[@joen712]

The ending was contrived and unoriginal.

[@nyutrig]

you are good at analyzing movies, and informing the audience about what goes into the different films you cover, but i have to say, you are not a good critic. you give too many bland or bad movies praise.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Praise? I said it had a slow 2/3 but a good 3rd act. It wasn't great but would make for a good rental. That's not really praise. Not everything has to be screaming about how much something sucks. Its fine if you don't like my reviews, there are plenty of people who do. Besides, you've already said this numerous times in the Suicide Squad comments.

[@nyutrig]

GoodBadFlicks in not nessessarily talking about this film, i havnt seen it yet, but i have seen quite a few of the other films you have given positive reviews for. my comment applies in general. just my opinion, as a film buff and movie critic myself. and yea, suicide squad was bad. by the way, saying something is a good rental, is praise, you are telling people that they should go and spend their money to watch it.

[@nyutrig]

GoodBadFlicks and for the record, i still enjoy your videos. i just disagree with a lot of your final analysis in your reviews.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

We can just agree to disagree then. Glad you like the other videos, you may want to just stick with them if you don't like these. :)

[@ZombiAstral]

I understand where you're coming from. I personally view GoodbadFlicks content as more insight/analysis based than review. I also feel Cecil is lenient with a lot of films, but that doesn't make him a bad critic by any means. It simply makes him more forgiving. The rules of film critiquing are not set in stone. I've seen enough shit reviews from so-called professionals like IGN & co. to know this isn't bad by a long shot. The negatives were clearly pointed out, and I personally will wait to see this on TV or something. This looks like a worse version of Splice... And I didn't think Splice was outstanding by any means. He hardly praised the film. He simply said it grew on him, and that doesn't mean he gave it a pass. Keep up the good work GoodBadFlicks.

[@PrydePierceFilms]

So....Blade Runner remixed

[@kcc85uk]

Morgan was god awful & I'd like those 90 minutes back please

[@Siderite]

I thought it was full of plot holes. The trailer wants you to think it's another Ex Machina, but in truth it's nothing like it.

[@lazerou]

Great review. Completely agree with you on all points

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks!

[@ralphwarom2514]

Again? There was a car chase scene?