M3GAN 2.0 | Film Review

Two years after M3GAN, a new AI robot has gone rogue. To stop her, Gemma (Allison Williams) and Cady (Violet McGraw) will have to do the unthinkable - resurrect the robot who tried to kill them.

I thought the first M3GAN film was great, so I was glad when a sequel was announced. I couldn't wait to see the different direction they would take a new film in.

While this one wasn't as good as the first, I still think it did a good job of continuing the story.

For a start, there were interesting developments for all the characters between movies, but especially Gemma, who became an even more interesting character than she was the first time around.

There were also some really cool advances in technology, and it was great that the film explored both the positive and negative consequences of this.

The film joins an interesting conversation about the use of AI and regulation, rather than just being an 'AI gone wrong' movie. It's a conversation that will be ongoing and I think the writers have some really interesting thoughts and insights.

This film is a change of genre from the first - it has gone from horror to action, and I was worried about whether this would work but it completely does. More film sequels need to be brave enough to go in a completely different direction to make their stories more unique and entertaining.

You can tell the actors are invested in this world and their characters, and that helps the audience become invested too.

The stakes are actually high, but it also leans into the fun of the story in the same way the first did. 

My main gripes with the film are that it was a lot longer and more convoluted than it needed to be. I understand it's a film based on AI and tech, but there was a bit too much tech talk throughout the film that the audience doesn't really care about.

Overall, this film is never going to be a 10/10 Oscar-winning masterpiece, and no one involved is trying to make it that. It's fun, it's funny, and although it's not as good as the first, it actually manages to be more thought-provoking. So if you liked the first, it's definitely worth watching the second.

5.5/10