Not a particularly strong Marvel movie - the first act feels achingly obvious set up, there's no real interesting character to hang on to, Tom Hardy's accent feels erratic, Michelle Williams looks uncomfortable, the villain is underwhelming and generic.
There is some decent action and special effects but the core relationship of the movie - between Hardy and Venom, who possesses him - is bland; this needed to be special and should have been - get in some great actor to do the voice - but it isn't.
Also I feel this is one of those movies, as Honest Trailers point out, that badly want to be rated R - Venom is a character who suits the R world but its downplayed.
Still, it moves, it's handsome and the Marvel brand was strong enough to help propel this to hit status.
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