Review of Venom (2018) by Sylvan Z — 17 Nov 2018

Venom is sadly not what fans of the character were looking for. Although Hardys' performance is a convincing one to say the most it does not save the film from the mess that it is. Although it is still better than spiderman 3's Topher Grace Venom it is a mess of tones and seems like more of a buddy comedy in some scenes with dashes of comic book references and beloved characters being thrown in your face it's hard to find aything good about this movie.

BUT FEAR NOT! There is a solid design for the symbiotes you meet in this film and even a few decapitations to push the character along. Riz Ahmeds' performance as Carlton Drake is actually one of the better highlights of the film as a menacing mastermind.

All in all it wasn't terrible and honestly critics need to get over the PG-13 Rating just because they wanted to have an R rating. To be honest it feels more like your standard MCU flick than anything else.

Recommended for those who want dumb merciless fun 6.3/ 10.