Venom
Venom
6.631%80%
After a faulty interview with the Life Foundation ruins his career, former reporter Eddie Brock's life is in pieces. Six months later, he comes across the Life Foundation again, and he comes into contact with an alien symbiote and becomes Venom, a parasitic antihero.
Manuel Frangis reviewedMarch 26, 2025
I just watched Venom, and I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. This movie is weird in all the best ways. It’s messy, loud, and kind of all over the place—but at the same time, it’s entertaining and has a charm to it that’s hard to explain. It’s not your typical superhero movie, and that’s actually what makes it stand out. It does its own thing, and whether it fully works or not, I had a fun time watching it.
Tom Hardy is the main reason this movie works at all. He goes all in as Eddie Brock, and I mean all in. His performance is awkward, twitchy, funny, and completely unpredictable. You can tell he’s having a good time just being weird with it, and that energy is what carries the whole movie. When the Venom symbiote takes over and starts talking to him, things get even better. The conversations between Eddie and Venom are ridiculous in the best way—half horror, half comedy, and totally chaotic.
The relationship between Eddie and Venom is actually the heart of the movie. It’s less of a hero story and more of a messed-up buddy comedy. Venom is violent, hungry, and doesn’t care about humans, but somehow they make it work. Their dynamic is funny, wild, and surprisingly kind of sweet at times. It’s not something I expected to enjoy as much as I did.
The action scenes are solid, but they do feel a little rough around the edges. The CGI gets messy in spots, especially during the darker sequences. There are some cool fights and chase scenes, but they’re not the most memorable part of the movie. What I’ll remember most is Venom saying something outrageous while eating someone’s head and then cracking a joke two seconds later.
The story itself is kind of basic, and the villain is pretty forgettable. It’s the classic evil corporate guy trying to do dangerous experiments, and it doesn’t really go deeper than that. You’re mostly watching this for the Eddie and Venom chaos, not the plot. The pacing is fast though, and the movie never really drags. It just kind of throws you into the madness and keeps going.
The tone is all over the place, but in a weird way, that adds to the fun. One minute it’s horror, the next it’s comedy, then suddenly it’s an action scene. It should feel like a mess—and maybe it is—but somehow it works if you’re just in the mood for something different. It’s not trying to be a serious, gritty superhero movie. It’s just doing its own thing, and that gives it a unique vibe.
I give Venom 3.5 out of 5 stars because even though it’s flawed, it’s still a fun ride. It’s not perfect, and it definitely doesn’t follow the superhero formula—but it’s entertaining, funny, and full of wild moments you won’t forget. Tom Hardy absolutely carries the whole thing, and the Eddie/Venom bond is what makes it worth watching. Overall Venom is a strange, messy, but entertaining movie that somehow works just enough to be fun. If you don’t take it too seriously and just go along for the ride, you’ll probably have a good time. It’s not great—but it’s not boring either. And honestly, sometimes that’s enough.