I decided to wait until this film had been out for a month or two, seeing as the initial reviews were so mixed (verging on poor). Having now watched Venom, I can see how both a critic and your average film fan would feel after seeing this.

On the whole, Venom doesn't offer anything new: cliched jokes, standard fight scenes and the superhero trope of underdog survival everywhere. The most disappointing aspect of the film was, in fact, Tom Hardy; his acting felt forced and unnatural, a far cry from his villainous performance as Bane in the Dark Knight Rises.

Overall, Venom for me doesn't earn itself a sequel or any continuation, a shame considering the strong character background given when exploring Venom itself; however, if you're a fan of the genre and don't mind a classic slash and hack film, then you may enjoy this more than I did.