...which were not met. As a standalone movie useless. Effects you have seen dozens of times and a dozen of years ago, the story itself is just horribly conveyed - I do not know any previous history let alone comics about the character, granted that. But the whole thing would really only make sense as a mediocre attempt for a first installation, in order to set ground rules for future sequels that would then - hopefully - make more sense of this symbiosis and its treats as an addition to some superhero/anti-hero verse. On its own, to me, disappointing story-wise. After the show, the same nagging feeling you have with a first season being too short of episodes on top, that leave you frustrated with the revelation to be dependent on general reception / quota if there will ever be a season 2. This is not what cinema is supposed to be. 4 stars simply for the popcorn element, but I am really inclined to rather 3 for the disappointment in general.