Variety
"Venom" is a textbook case of a comic-book film that's unexciting in its ho-hum competence, and even its visual-effects bravura.
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Venom 3D
Tom Hardy is the enigmatic, complex Marvel character Venom in this Spider-Man spin-off co-starring Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed.
While investigating Carlton Drake (Ahmed), the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation, journalist Eddie Brock's (Hardy) body merges with the alien Venom, leaving him with superhuman strength. Fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating.
Less2018Rating: M, Violence & offensive language112 minsUSA
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- Director:
- Ruben Fleischer ('Zombieland', 'Gangster Squad', '30 Minutes or Less')
- Writer:
- Jeff PinknerScott RosenbergKelly MarcelWill Beall
- Cast:
- Tom HardyMichelle WilliamsRiz AhmedJenny SlateReid ScottMichelle Lee
Venom 3D | Reviews
Total Film
Fleischer made a better comedy-horror with Zombieland, but Venom's a decent buddy actioner. You might even laugh your head off...
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Hollywood Reporter
A significant problem in a film full of them is that Eddie comes off as a dope, an eager dufus hardly convincing as a boundary-pushing journo or someone who can out-think a titan of technology.
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Empire Magazine
Venom is neither triumph nor train-wreck. It's a mediocre origin story, a superhero host that sadly fails to bond with its comedy parasite.
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