"M3GAN" is a decent, well-produced, darkly humorous horror film that doesn't really offer a single new idea. That's why I can't quite understand the hype. The plot is essentially the same as in every other killer doll film, with obvious parallels to the "Child's Play" reboot.

Unfortunately, everything is pretty tame. Gore is completely absent due to the rating. That's not a problem in itself, but in the film, it seems as if the violence was shot and then cut out later. Perhaps there is still hope for an unrated version.

The doll M3GAN is the film's main attraction. It has a fantastic design, moves in an appropriately creepy manner, and its voice is frequently accompanied by eerie glitches. At times, all of this creates a threatening atmosphere. The meme potential of this android doll was already obvious from the trailers. Unfortunately, the film adds little to it—all of the relevant scenes were already shown in the marketing campaign.