Movie Review: ‘Clayface’ October 26, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews With his damaged face, Matt loses his career, and because the mobsters control both the local police and the justice system, he cannot obtain legal redress. On top of that, Frank (Eddie Marsan), his corrupt business manager, has siphoned away all his money. Thrown into poverty, squalor and bitterness, but still with an online connection, Matt comes across Dr. Caitlyn Corr (Naomi Ackie), who has developed an experimental therapy using nanocells controlled by an artificial intelligence program. These, once injected, are supposed to make corrupted flesh not only good as new, but even better. And, voila, it works on Matt after just one injection. Not, unfortunately, for very long, however. After parading around at the red-carpet premiere of the movie he lost, he finds that his restored features can suddenly go baggy and saggy without warning. In desperation, Matt pumps all of the magic formula into his veins, an overdose with unpredictable results. He’s now semi-immortal and able to heal instantly from any wound. But as the nanocells race through his system, his mutations begin, and when angered — which is most of the time — he can morph into a twin of anyone who has wronged him. Despite his unstable situation, Matt has a chance at a new life and the opportunity to regain his career and riches. Instead of concentrating on this, though, he’s single-mindedly resolved to obtain revenge — and he finds all sorts of uniquely nasty ways to dispatch his victims. Caitlyn cares about Matt, and is the only person who can calm his rages. But he’s as addicted to his wrath as he is to the potion. The result, as scripted by screenwriters Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, is a pointless exercise in body horror with a high corpse count and no moral compass. The film contains constant gory violence, a vengeance theme, upper female and rear nudity, pervasive rough language and a few profanities. The OSV News classification is O — morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association rating is R — restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Read More Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Street Fighter’ Movie Review: ‘Whalefall’ Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon Movie Review: ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Movie Review: ‘Other Mommy’ Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon Copyright © 2026 OSV News Print
