Review of Venom (2018) by Nak N — 17 Dec 2018

This movie is one of these movies that really show a divide between the critics and the general audience.

Was Venom a perfect movie? No, of course not. No movie is perfect. There were a few loose ends here and there, and maybe a few slow moments. The first half, in particular, was a bit long, and the movie would have benefited from introducing Venom earlier. And yet, despite it being far from perfect, I decided to give it a perfect score, because this movie managed to do all I'm asking from a movie: it entertained me for the entire duration of its runtime. See, a movie doesn't have to be full of drama and contemporary questioning on the meaning of life and aesthetic shots to be a good movie. Maybe it's because I'm easy to please. Maybe I'm a simple-minded fool. But if the alternative is being critical of every single movie I watch to the point of not enjoying the simplest story anymore, then I'd rather stay a fool.