Venom user review

  • Hero-fatigue. This will do it.

    I’m a Marvel fan. Their “script control” and overall Creative Direction is very good (i’m in the film industry). Sometimes an average or below par release slips through the net. Sad and sorry to say that Venom is one of those. I think Tom’s comment about key footage not making it into the final cut is valid - perhaps. I honestly can’t see how this could be rescued. The setup is the same tired old story that could’ve been shortened (or retold more creatively). The script was pretty awful (would’ve been fine 10 years ago) and the casting was SO transparently predictable. The SFX were amazing in parts and average in others. I get the feeling this was rushed through at the end. I wouldn’t bother to see this again (even with Tom’s missing footage). Sorry, but this is exactly the kind of film that will breed “hero fatigue” - the very thing Marvel, Disney and DC are afraid of (really, they are!).

    Pros

    • Tom Hardy was good in the role

    Cons

    • Poor script
    • Tired and exhausted setup
    • The arc of the story was transparently textbook

    Scores

    5

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Venom

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