Tom Hardy, all by himself, almost makes this a good movie. And, it's hilarious at times (which I believe was intentional, I think this movie is self-aware), way funnier than say Ant-Man and the Wasp. There was just something about the banter between Eddie and Venom that worked extremely well. But: the script is awful, the dialogue sucks, the production values are terrible, and anyone that isn't Tom Hardy comes from a much blander film. So I cannot really recommend it, even though I kinda want to.

This is the lamest comic book movie in a while. The first act is terrible but once the symbiote finally get to Eddie Brock it picks up. The best part by far is Tom Hardy talking to himself. Everyone else is just bland. The effects are fine but the final fight is just a total CGI fest and kinda dull. This isn't worth paying for but it's worth watching to see Tom Hardy act crazy. Edit: I did like it a little bit more on rewatch just because Tom Hardy is going all out.

The supporting cast is horrible. Annie, Dan, Schrift, their Elon Musk... All either poorly written or poorly acted. Annie couldn't have been much more wooden and unconnected to everything around her. Over all, fair, for a Marvel film.

Didn't like the movie, but super excited for the sequel. Tom Hardy was good, the writing bad, the story so generic and the CGI very poor for that kind of movie. Make the sequel like the last scene before the credits and improve on the above and we will have a great movie.

Marvel has long stopped being a can't-do-no-wrong franchise for me. It has become pretty much a hit-or-miss relationship. And for the most part a lot of them missed lately. Venom was the one Marvel movie in a long time I thoroughly enjoyed. Not just watched but really enjoyed. It's not perfect, it has flaws. Like a weak villain and, besides Tom Hardy, who is simply amazing, a pretty much forgettable assortment of cast/characters. But Venom itself is a refreshing character with potential. And I don't care about references to comics because, quite simply, I do not read them. Not anymore, I did about 35-40 years ago. I watch the movies and take them stand alone. I really hope they don't f*** Venom up like they did Spiderman and Thor. Was heartbraking to see Stan at the end. RIP and thanks for all the great characters you brought us.