Venom
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Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely panned Venom as a tonal mess with a chaotic plot and underwhelming effects, placing it among the weakest Marvel-adjacent releases in years. Tom Hardy's performance was the sharpest dividing line: most critics found him miscast or bizarre, yet a vocal minority found that same oddness unexpectedly entertaining — suggesting the film works better as accidental camp than as a superhero origin story.
“a textbook case of a comic-book film that's unexciting in its ho-hum competence, and even its visual-effects bravura”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“perhaps the worst Marvel-derived origin story ever”
Soren Anderson·The Seattle Times
“bog-level computer effects and washed-out colours resembling those of a 1998 sci-fi movie on a VHS tape that's been left out in the sun”
Peter Howell·Toronto Star
“kind of a hoot”
Associated Press
“neither the most super-awesome Marvel movie nor the worst”
Stephanie Zacharek·Time
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Ruben FleischerDirector
Tom HardyEddie Brock / Venom
Michelle WilliamsAnne Weying
Riz AhmedCarlton Drake / Riot
Scott HazeSecurity Chief Roland Treece
Reid ScottDr. Dan Lewis
Jenny SlateDr. Dora Skirth
Melora WaltersHomeless Woman Maria
Woody HarrelsonCletus Kasady / Carnage
Peggy LuMrs. Chen
Malcolm C. MurrayLewis Donate
Sope AlukoDr. Collins
Wayne PéréDr. Emerson
Ludwig GöranssonComposer
Jeff PinknerWriter
Scott RosenbergWriter
Kelly MarcelWriter
Matthew LibatiqueCinematographyVenom
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics largely panned Venom as a tonal mess with a chaotic plot and underwhelming effects, placing it among the weakest Marvel-adjacent releases in years. Tom Hardy's performance was the sharpest dividing line: most critics found him miscast or bizarre, yet a vocal minority found that same oddness unexpectedly entertaining — suggesting the film works better as accidental camp than as a superhero origin story.
“a textbook case of a comic-book film that's unexciting in its ho-hum competence, and even its visual-effects bravura”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“perhaps the worst Marvel-derived origin story ever”
Soren Anderson·The Seattle Times
“bog-level computer effects and washed-out colours resembling those of a 1998 sci-fi movie on a VHS tape that's been left out in the sun”
Peter Howell·Toronto Star
“kind of a hoot”
Associated Press
“neither the most super-awesome Marvel movie nor the worst”
Stephanie Zacharek·Time
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Ruben FleischerDirectorTom HardyEddie Brock / VenomMichelle WilliamsAnne WeyingRiz AhmedCarlton Drake / RiotScott HazeSecurity Chief Roland TreeceReid ScottDr. Dan LewisJenny SlateDr. Dora SkirthMelora WaltersHomeless Woman MariaWoody HarrelsonCletus Kasady / CarnagePeggy LuMrs. ChenMalcolm C. MurrayLewis DonateSope AlukoDr. CollinsWayne PéréDr. EmersonLudwig GöranssonComposerJeff PinknerWriterScott RosenbergWriterKelly MarcelWriterMatthew LibatiqueCinematographyStream
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