“Morbius” is an embarrassingly bad film based on a Marvel comic book character. This was made by Sony, who still have the rights to Spider-Man and related characters. After the success of “Venom”, Sony hoped to make more films using the characters from Spider-Man’s list of friends and foes. Unfortunately, this is a total failure.

Jared Leto (“Requiem For A Dream”) stars as Michael Morbius, a scientist trying to find a cure for his significant blood disorder. He thinks he has found a solution involving vampire bats. It’s now a new curse as despite gaining superpowers, he lusts for blood. He must try to find a way to reverse this before he’s forced to feed on human blood but somebody else may now also have his powers.

I’ve never been fond of Jared Leto and he’s so unremarkable here. I never believed that he was a scientist or that he was suffering from a debilitating condition. The special effects for Morbius when he turns into a vampire creature are just awful. This comes more than two decades since the first “Blade” film from Marvel yet the vampire effects here look way worse than “Blade”. Matt Smith (“Last Night In Soho”) plays Michael’s childhood. The two share the same condition. Smith tries to have some fun with his role but it just comes across as awkward.

I enjoyed the first “Venom” but found its sequel very bland with disappointing special effects. “Morbius” is even worse. The acting is bad, the special effects are laughably bad, the action is poor and the plot is mundane. Also, the cameo at the end is stupid. It’s a very forgettable vampire flick that just seems to borrow elements from “Blade”, “Underworld”, “Van Helsing”, “The Relic” and a bunch of other films from the 90s and early 2000s. This film failed at the box office and pulled from theatres, it returned to screens when Sony misinterpreted online traffic about the movie. However, it failed again. I don’t know if that’s ever happened before with a film from a major studio.