Venom

Venom is the origin story for anti-hero, Eddie Brock, a controversial journalist, who in an effort to expose the creator of the Life Foundation, Carlton Drake, encounters the symbiote, Venom. 

I thought that the best parts of this movie were the plot, the action sequences and the CGI. The plot was interesting and engaging. The CGI throughout was really good. Anytime any of the characters morphed into their symbiotes it looked really realistic. There was also a great car chase scene that was full of high octane action sequences and really creative CGI.

In regard to the acting, there were some misses. Even though Tom Hardy, was a good choice to be at the helm of this movie, his love interest, played by Michelle Williams, was not.  She was not a convincing Anne Weying. This isn’t the type of genera that I would expect her to be in. I think that her talents were misplaced and on top of all of that the chemistry between her and Tom Hardy was painful throughout. The first 20 minutes of the movie was like pulling teeth, because of their scenes together. Additionally, her wig was terrible. It was a distraction; they should have just let her rock her natural short hair, like to comic book character.

The script also lacked quality. There was really corny dialogue all thought out the movie. I think at times they were trying to be ironic or comedic but it didn’t really hit well. It was almost like they were dialing it down for a younger audience. Some of the cut always also made me think that this movie was watered down from its original version which was probably rated R but because of all of the editing ended up being PG-13.

Although there were a couple of miss steps, I thought the movie was still entertaining and fun. Like I’ve said for most action movies, these aren’t running for an Academy Award, they were just meant to amuse. So for those that have enjoyed previous Marvel movies, I think they will like this one too.