Intentionally Blank The Greatest (Bad) Movie of 2024 — Intentionally Blank Ep. 256
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Apr 29, 2026 Two storytellers riff on a gloriously messy superhero film and its bizarre action set pieces. They praise a startlingly hostile lead performance that makes the chaos fun. They poke at glaring ADR and script rewrites, laugh at ridiculous brand placements and a fireworks-fueled climax. They speculate about franchise plans and whether the movie’s potential was squandered.
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Dakota Johnson's Hostile Performance Steals the Film
- Brandon and Dan describe Madam Web as a delightfully bad movie anchored by Dakota Johnson's hostile performance.
- Johnson acts like she hates the film, delivering intentionally downplayed lines that create a surreal, must-watch bad-movie centerpiece.
The Movie Teases A Better Film It Never Shows
- The film hints at a superior movie the villain foresaw, but never delivers that better vision.
- The antagonist's prophecy sets up three future spider heroines, yet the screenplay only gives fleeting, unused glimpses of that promised story.
Visible ADR Reveals A Rewritten Character
- Brandon and Dan note pervasive ADR and reshoots made a major character feel rewritten and emotionally flat.
- About half the antagonist's lines mismatch his mouth or are delivered facing away, revealing last-minute rewrites that break immersion.