I came into the movie theater not knowing what to expect, the critics hated it and movie goers loved it. My conclusion is that the critics were mostly right. It's a poorly directed movie with great actors doing the most with what they are given. The action is generic, most of the jokes fall flat the story has lots of logical flaws. But mostly, the movie is just kind of boring. What kept me from entirely loosing interest was the dialogue between Eddie and Venom which is where the focus of the movie should have been. Instead whe have a bleak Hollywood production that doesn't know what it wants to be with a lot of actor potential that was never used.