Review of Venom (2018) by Todd Mccarthy for Hollywood Reporter — 01 Oct 2018

Venom feels like a throwback, a poor second cousin to the all-stars that have reliably dominated the box-office charts for most of this century. Partly, this is due to the fact that, as an origin story, this one seems rote and unimaginative.

On top of that, the writing and filmmaking are blah in every respect; the film looks like an imitator, a wannabe, not the real deal.