Universal Picture’s sci-fi horror M3gan has become an internet sensation for its out-of-the-box concept. The movie is about a robotics engineer Gemma, played by Allison Williams, creating a robot named M3gan for her newly orphaned niece Katy, played by Violet McGraw. M3gan is embodied by Amie Donald and voiced by Jenna Davis.

The movie starts off with Gemma and some of her colleagues creating M3gan in the basement of the toy company they work for. After they’re busted by their boss, David played by Ronny Chieng, Gemma continues to work on M3gan at home. While at home, she receives the news that her sister and brother-in-law have died and that she is now Katy’s guardian. When Gemma finishes making M3gan, she gives her to Katy and the two become “paired”.  As the movie progresses, the audience realizes M3gan will do anything to protect Katy…including murder.

To my surprise and likely to the surprise of many, this movie was pretty good. It was well thought out as well as perfectly executed. I really enjoyed how the movie subtly builds up to M3gan’s ultimate loss of control and how it showed the progression of Katy’s and M3gan’s relationship. The movie also takes on a psycho-thriller role with how M3gan uses Katy’s grief and vulnerability to her advantage. In some scenes, this vulnerability was very evident. For example, it was evident in the scene where M3gan consoled Katy and encouraged her to act out. Although there are some moments when characters let their guard down, this was still a pretty unsettling film to watch, fitting perfectly into the theme of the movie.

I also liked the random musical numbers M3gan bursts into sometimes. These instances were at pretty sad moments, like when Katy had a breakdown about her parents during a public demonstration, and M3gan sang “Tell me your Dreams” by Anthony Wills and Jenna Davis. She also sang “Titanium” by Sia when she was comforting Katy after a bad day. Another situation where M3gan used her artistic abilities was when she distracted David with her dancing. These moments were hilarious and brought the whole movie theater together. And even though the singing and dancing weren’t entirely necessary to the plot, I think they made this movie even better.

In all, this movie had two main tones. It made everyone laugh, but it also kept everyone on the edge of their seats. So if you’re into movies with a good plot and random musical numbers, I would recommend M3gan. In general, I give this movie an 8/10.