With all the anticipation around the release of Venom, I was extremely keen on watching the movie in all its glory on the big screen. After suicide squads deception, I was very exited for a good antihero movie. However, still this wish has not been fulfilled. Venoms plot was so see-through that I knew exactly what was going to happen in the first 5 minutes. We get introduced to some problems in tom hardy's life. He gets infected, deals with some easy problems before facing the big villain, and after being the underdog, miraculously wins with the help of his pals. This is exactly why Infinity War stands apart from all these other movies. There is an intersteng character development, twists in the plot and an villain with an actual purpose. I mean, I kinda get the idea of Venoms villain (what was his name?) motive, as they want to live on the bodies of earth and thrive here (after writing this im not sure I actually do though...). But really, what is Venoms motive for saving the world. His explanation is that he likes tom hardy and started to like earth? But why? What underlying reason is there, what carter development supports this?

Then there are the many inconsistencies in the film. Venom first states that he knows everything tom hardy does, but at one event has to ask Tom Hardy crucial plot details as a way to tell the audience. Then there is the issue of the villain travelling to SF for what exact reason? because he knows there is a spaceship? Which they don't have in India or other closer countries? Or the fact that Venom knows that Tom hardy should not open the door in the first venom scene, however lacks all these spider-senses in the next when he crashes in to a car during the mandatory action movie car chase. Well, I could go on and on, but you get the point.

I'd like to finish by discussing the quality of acting. Although the movie does not allow for any character development, I do think we should give Tom Hardy some credit for portraying a flat and shallow character in a decent manner. However, especially his costar and ex lover was an atrocity to watch. All the lines, however badly written, were delivered without any emotion and with the sole intention to get a laugh from the audience. She actually seems like the real villain in this movie. Lets quickly analyse: She leaves TH without having evidence of him breaking in to her computer. All the while she was informed about the Life corp's wrongdoings and didn't do anything about it. She dates a nice surgeon (golddigger much?) who actually is respectful towards TH and even helps him. Then she goes and cheats on him again with TH and waves it off in a joking manner.. Want to wake up next too crazy?

Final recommendation: Watch this to be able to critically judge other movies and see all the cliches to avoid in a summery of 2 hours.