Review of Venom (2018) by Tyler S — 04 Oct 2018
Having high expectations for this film, I walked out feeling very conflicted. The film just never truly clicked for me. I thought the story was somewhat sloppy, and in a way a wasted opportunity. Tom Hardy seemed to force the issue a lot in this film. I never truly felt he embraced Eddie Brock especially during the first half of the film.
The film takes a while to get going, and when it does the action pieces are superb. However, the second half is pretty predictable and full of cliche ridden set pieces. The puzzle pieces were there but they just didn't fit together. It was a very sloppy screenplay that could of been so much more.
Marvel films of past that have met or exceed expectations threw a strong emotional punch, while blending humor perfectly. The humor here was fine but the punch wasn't thrown. For such a dark character, the opportunity seemed to be there to take a fantastic actor and blend it together to form a knockout performance. It just was never there. A good popcorn flick to watch on a rainy day, but nothing more.
This review of Venom (2018) was written by Tyler S on 04 Oct 2018.
Venom has generally received positive reviews.
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