Review of Venom (2018) by Issscrizi — 05 Oct 2018

Venom. Another superhero movie or something more?

Despite the good play of Tom Hardy, who plays the role of journalist Eddie Brock and the symbiote itself, the picture and the concept of the film itself turned out to be a great picture, as the saying goes: "Neither fish nor meat." In general, the film is worth it to spend money, time and health on it, in the end, many people watch movies with popcorn or with other hazards. I was distracted, and now to the film itself ...

First, not by value, but what I would like to note is the excellent graphics component of the film. In the second trailer, a frank “draw” of the symbiote was visible, but by the time the movie was released in the cinema, the guys from Sony had fixed the flaws and in the cinema, the picture looked really amazing. Although, in the course of the film felt a certain decline. The last scene was unclear, where the background is just a black / dark blue color.

The second, perhaps, one of the most important is acting. I don’t want to dwell on minor characters, since they all have little screen time, except for Jenny Slate or Dora Skirt, who impressed me personally with the depth of feelings and sympathy for this character, which, unfortunately, was not sufficiently revealed. Well, let's move on to the main characters of the film ... We were very pleased with Tom Hardy, who was already mentioned by me at the beginning. A person familiar to us from Mad Max, Dark Knight or Stuart: Past Life played great. With each movement, he gave the film colors and emotions, excitement and empathy in his direction, which cannot be said about his love: Michelle Williams, who performed the role of Ann. Perhaps due to the fact that she was not given enough filmmaking or due to the fact that the subject does not suit her, she didn’t manage to empathize, the character seemed to be needed only for a clichéd situation: which you will see in the first 15 minutes of the film; only Venom's jokes that sounded in Eddie's head fixed the situation. In my opinion, her unexpected “friend” played much better: Dr. Den Lewis (Reid Scott in our world). The role of the main antagonist of the picture was ambiguous. Despite his inhuman acts and multi-billion state, in his head during the entire film, there was a thought that he was a loser. The villain in the role of Ahmed Riza could not create the proper tension, which is why the outcome of the film was read after the first 20-25 minutes.

So the third. Plot. I'd love to remove this item, but alas. The plot of this film does not cause any admiration. Rather clichéd, I would say not new, on the whole, already typical of superhero movies. The concept of the film seems to be forced; the first part of the film, which tells us about the background history of the main character, cannot boast of dynamism and deep interest, with the advent of Venom himself the situation changes dramatically. However, due to the long tie, the ending and the main part seem to be too fast. I would like to ask the director: where are the other 20 minutes of the film? Also worth mentioning is the undisclosedness of Venom itself. In the first meeting, he appears to us as an evil alien creature, eager to devour anything and anyone, including Ed, then sharply he becomes a good-natured person who wants to save the planet, even if at the cost of his life. (CAUTION! IT IS POSSIBLE TO VIEW AS A SPOILER !!!) Those who see a film can say: “he is not good, just here is a whole planet where he can eat one everything, and he will have to share a lot of others like him,” but then why is he ready to give his life? The evolution of this hero is unclear, which causes a huge pile of questions and very few answers.

Fourth - the soundtrack. In this part of the review, there is probably nothing to complain about. The music perfectly reveals the subject of the film, immersing the viewer into the world of cinema, from which you exit 10 minutes after leaving the hall. What to say? Marvel keeps the bar high, and their chosen Ludwig Goransson (God, forgive or correct if Göransson is right) deserves some applause. In conclusion, I want to say that the film was very ambiguous. Cinematography, graphics, humor, soundtrack and Tom’s game clearly speak in favor of the film, but the huge hole created by the poor plot and weak villain kills the film. The sharp change in the image of Venom strongly disappointed, in the end, it obeys Ed, and not vice versa, as it was in the beginning. Because of this, an interesting idea that could be developed along with the films was not implemented, we could not see the formation of the “personality” of the symbiote, but saw only the consequences of “education”. The picture is worth viewing, of course, but it will be impossible to revise it.