Emma Roberts Blames "Internet Culture" and "Everything Being Made Into a Joke" for MADAME WEB Flop

Madame Web actress Emma Roberts recently shared her thoughts on Madame Web after it crashed and burned at the box office and with critics.

Madame Web was not a good movie, and for me, it is easily one of the worst movies of the year. That whole story and film were just executed so poorly on every level.

Regardless of what critics and audiences thought of the film, it was a good experience for Roberts and she liked the film. She also blames "internet culture" and "everything being made Into a joke" for the film flopping.

During an interview with Variety, she said: “Things work; things don’t work. Everyone likes to act like they can predict if they’re going to work or they’re not. And the truth is, you can’t.

“Things do badly, and then they blow up later on TikTok. Things do well, but then you watch them, and you’re like, ‘This did well?’ There is no secret. It’s about doing something goodish and it hitting at the right time.

“Everything else is like a wish and a prayer. I’m not intimidated by failure, and I’m not intimidated by people having negative thoughts about something.”

She went on to talk about Madame Web’s reception, saying: “I personally really loved Madame Web. I really enjoyed the movie. I thought everyone in it was great. The director, S.J. Clarkson, I think did an amazing job. She’s the reason I wanted to do that movie.

“If it wasn’t for internet culture and everything being made into a joke, I think that the reception would’ve been different. And that’s what bums me out about a lot of stuff, even stuff that I’ve done, is people just make such a joke out of everything now.”

Well, when the dialogue is so laughably bad, it’s hard not to make a joke out of it! I get that some actors want to be protective over the films they make, and Roberts is committed to defending Madame Web.