Megan: How scary is the viral horror movie about a killer dancing robot doll?
SlateFor die-hards, no horror movie can be too scary. We’ve put together a highly scientific and mostly spoiler-free system for rating new horror movies, comparing them with classics along a 10-point scale. M3gan is the kind of movie where you can tell within five seconds of meeting a character whether they’re marked for a horribly violent death—the moment we find out Allison Williams’ computer programmer has a nosy neighbor with a poorly trained dog, we know they’re both toast, and it’s just a matter of wondering how long it will be until they’re extra crispy. Unfortunately, this isn’t Malignant writer Akela Cooper’s “way gorier” first draft, but even in its toned-down PG-13 cut, there’s one especially cringe-provoking death that begins with the violation of a teenage bully’s ear. Apart from that, the movie’s violence is fairly bloodless, sometimes even taking place offscreen, so it really has to do with your attachment to that particular body part.
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