Review of Venom (2018) by Benjamin M — 17 Dec 2018

Good film, held back from greatness by obsessing over the rating. If they had shot the same film and instead approached every scene saying, " What is the most rewarding way this can be shot?", it would have been a much better film. Best example for people that have seen the film: Last head that gets bitten off, the framing of the next shot needed the body for context and continuity, but it strangely disappeared.

Needed a better plot, but the character development of Venom and his host was really well done except for the change in motive for Venom.

They are making a sequel and the director's outlook on how to treat Venom is a wet blanket on the possibilities of this spin-off universe. Even though the film itself was enjoyable, just reading about how they approached making it made me cringe. If Sony won't embrace the dark, then the next film will already show declining interest.