Jared Leto stars in this drab Marvel Comics-based adventure, directed by Daniel Espinosa. He plays the gifted physician of the title, Morbius, who, in attempting to cure the blood disease from which he has suffered since childhood, partially succeeds but with the rather alarming side effect that he frequently transforms into a rampaging vampire.
His double-edged breakthrough has implications both for his lifelong best friend (Matt Smith), who is afflicted with the same illness, and his closest collaborator and potential love interest (Adria Arjona). Debates in the dialogue about whether the superpowers the doctor gains along with his thirst for plasma are a gift or a curse are secondary to the depiction of his ability to zoom around and wreak destruction. The combination makes for a grinding experience. Possibly acceptable for older teens.
Watch out for: Mostly stylized violence with some gore, a scene of torture, brief irreverence, at least one rough term, about a half-dozen crude expressions, fleeting crass language.
Rated: A-III — adults. MPAA: PG-13.
