There's some decent acting, some of the cgi is pretty good and the relationship between Eddie and Venom (Hardy acting with Hardy) has some entertaining moments. There's your three stars.
In all other areas this film falls woefully short. In a world where the bar for comic based films is constantly being raised this is a big disappointmen. The storyline manages to be filled with cliché, and be so simple and predictable and yet have huge plot holes.
-Charming genius millionaire (conveniently) owns space ships and pharmaceutical company, turns out he's bad.
-guy who's down on his luck but still friendly and generous, he's our goody.
Plot holes:
There are a number more but you get the idea.
I know it's just a film, and when it comes to comic book and sci-fi stuff you've got to forgive a few leaps of logic, but for me there's to much to forgive in this film.
- the 'but no one will belive us' moment.
- awww the protagonist.who was bad has changed, he isn't bad!
- ooohhh millionaire bad guy is still bad!
- good guy (alien) vs bad guy (alien)
- good guys win, but for several minutes you think one has died.
Plot holes:
- The whole symbiotic relationship is a bit muddled, they need the perfect host to live, but also a large test tube will do? Also why do they 'eat' the host if they need them to live?
- Why does Riot want Venom to return with him?
- The simbiotes plan to return to their planet and bring back more, why didn't they load the first rocket with more? Why allow the first humans to capture them In the first place? Why not enter the first humans and then load up the first rocket?
There are a number more but you get the idea.
I know it's just a film, and when it comes to comic book and sci-fi stuff you've got to forgive a few leaps of logic, but for me there's to much to forgive in this film.