M3GAN 2.0
Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 27, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 42 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
19
Negative:
7
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60
The Film VerdictAlonso DuraldeJun 27, 2025
While this sassy cyborg with the deadpan baby voice remains a brilliant comic creation, the movie’s messaging is muddled. For all of the laughs and thrills, we’re left with a satire about technology that still wants to play nice with AI. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJun 27, 2025
It doesn’t always work – a two-hour runtime that’s a little too long, world-saving stakes that are a little too big, funny lines that are a little too not funny – but it’s a mostly watchable second-tier event movie that, in a world of inconsequential sequels that fail to justify their existence, will do. Read full review
60
NMEJordan BassettJun 26, 2025
Ironically for a film about AI-powered killer dolls, M3GAN 2.0 has lot of heart. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonJun 26, 2025
Maximalism has its place, but it wears out its welcome here. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanJun 25, 2025
M3GAN 2.0 is amusing at moments, overblown at others. Here’s hoping that “M3GAN 3.0” is brasher, funkier, crazier. Read full review
60
IGNTom JorgensenJun 25, 2025
M3GAN 2.0 hotswaps horror for sci-fi/action to mixed results, but M3GAN’s absolutely heinous wit and killer moves leave her, and not the new genres, the star of the show. Read full review
60
Screen RantMary KasselJun 25, 2025
M3GAN 2.0 doesn't lose this completely, but the more polished and grown-up world doesn't fit as easily into the silly sense of humor that made M3GAN so popular. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubAnna McKibbinJun 25, 2025
It seems that Johnstone and his collaborators learned the wrong lesson from M3GAN‘s shocking success. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJun 27, 2025
M3gan 2.0 is a baffling movie, relying less on the conceptual humor of its predecessor and more on occasional quips and a few genuinely silly gags. Read full review
50
Screen DailyNikki BaughanJun 25, 2025
Returning director Gerard Johnstone does not feel the need to rewrite the code, delivering a tried-and-tested mix of action, effects and comedy. Yet the whole thing now feels overly self-aware, resulting in a lumbering actioner that lacks the novelty value of its predecessor. Read full review
50
Little White LiesKambole CampbellJun 25, 2025
Despite occa­sion­al­ly indulging its worse instincts, there’s still a sur­pris­ing amount of fun to be had with M3GAN 2.0 – a big­ger and fun­nier sequel which could stand to pull back on both of those elements. Read full review
50
USA TodayBrian TruittJun 25, 2025
Rather than being clever like the original movie, a horror-tinged sci-fi satire/parental cautionary tale, sequel "M3GAN 2.0" is the type of combo goofy comedy/undercooked action flick that would earn an epic sick burn from M3GAN herself. Read full review
50
The Associated PressMark KennedyJun 25, 2025
Two hours later, it’s not clear if this is really an upgrade. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJun 25, 2025
There are amusing moments reminiscent of the original, but in terms of tone and coherence, the movie loses its way. Read full review
50
IndieWireAlison ForemanJun 25, 2025
Useless narrative threads and too many wasted elements give away M3GAN 2.0 as an amateur effort made by a talented horror filmmaker who has not yet mastered action’s specific visual language or skill set. Read full review
42
Original-CinThom ErnstJun 26, 2025
The humour is scattershot, the themes undercooked, and despite some high-tech window dressing, M3GAN 2.0 ultimately feels more refurbished than a technical evolution. Read full review
40
The New YorkerRichard BrodyJun 26, 2025
In striving for more than the original, it achieves far less. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJun 26, 2025
With M3GAN out of her recognizable body for most of the film, it becomes clear how much of the success of both films comes down to Davis’ delivery. Read full review
40
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJun 25, 2025
Switching genres in a futile effort to justify the series’ continued existence, this misbegotten creation is a leaden and aimless bit of cinematic malware—not to mention the most convoluted 2025 theatrical release to date. Read full review
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