Review of Venom (2018) by Stephen R — 04 Dec 2018

Biggest thought on this first. This. Is. Not. A. Super. Hero. Movie. It's more of an anti-hero movie, similar to Deadpool, if anything. Is it well executed? That part is definitely debatable. The very beginning is just absolute in my opinion, feeling too rushed (they may have done better having a second movie, like a two parter for this) and absolutely nothing made sense as to why it was all happening. It felt like the beginning was the last part written. However, once Venom and Eddie Brock become one, the movie does certainly pick up quite a bit. The action is subpar at best, I feel mostly being held back by it's PG-13 rating. If they allowed the film to be rated R like a Deadpool movie, Sony would've had much more room to give interesting scenes. Instead we get people just getting knocked back, by massive blades that should be slicing through them like a hot blade through butter. The interaction though, between Eddie Brock and Venom, is what makes the movie. The funny little quirps that they have with one another, it feels much more organic, and I actually cared about their friendship a lot more than the horrendous relationship they try to force down our throats. While Michelle Williams is a good actress, Anne Weying is a terrible character. The character simply comes off as shallow and one-dimensional on a good day. Seeing Eddie still lust for her is kind of like seeing your best friend going for that one girl that's cheated on him 3 times now, but he still thinks she's hot so it's worth it. That guy is an idiot, and so is Eddie Brock. The fight scene was also kind of garbage at the end, as it felt too condensed? Not sure if that makes sense. Rather, the shots were just garbage. It was just two goopy grey/black masses meshing with one another, and while I will admit that is not something simple to show, that still doesn't excuse the fact that the shots were terribly done.

Despite what I am complaining about, is this movie worth seeing? Yea. It wasn't terrible or boring really. Just bad director choices overall. It makes you laugh, and some scenes are fun to watch, though you won't be finishing the movie, thinking you just saw film of the year, (Seems Roma won that).

But at the very least, you'll enjoy yourself, and can be prepared when they very obviously setup for the next Venom movie.