Ok one thing, is this better than the first one? Yes.

Is it way better? Not really, no.

The film has a very mediocre and simple story, the backstory of Cleatus and Shriek shows enough for us to understand the twos relationship but other than that, the two are very underwhelming in this film.

The action also felt very mediocre, it was total mayhem (not in a good way). Carnage throwing things and people around like a 4 year old playing with Legos. Can't really see much of what's going on, the kills could have been a bit more brutal, even with the PG-13 rating in mind, keeping the action small and personal rather than large and loud. However the action at the end of the film was exciting compared to the rest of the film.

Venom doesn't do much in the film actionwise, you don't see him fighting bad guys that often (until the end), but he still remained the highlight of the film, especially him and Eddie's relationship and the difficulty of two minds in one body.

The film feels rushed in some places. Jumping from scene to scene and shot to shot, not letting the viewer savour or process the information told in the scene. The direction also feels very simple, there's not much attempt at creating suspense and fear in the film except 2-3 scenes.

The writing as well is very simple. Silly and kiddish dialogue like "I'm going to eat ur face off" makes you laugh instead of cringe. Woody Harrelson had the potential of being a great carnage, but the writing didn't support it, making Cleatus a poet in the film and saying random things in the film. The same points follow with Naomi Harris as Shriek. Tom Hardy still does a stellar, and even better job of playing as Eddie and Venom.

At the end, the film feels very forgetful, nothing very memorable from the film compared to venom 1. If you really enjoyed the silliness, the comedy, and the mayhem of the first film, this one is for you. If you enjoy the darker themes of venom, and are hoping for a more brutal and darker take on the character, don't expect too much of that. If you didn't enjoy the first movie, skip on this one.

But don't forget, what is potentially, one of the most mindblowing post credit scenes, which had to make me bump the score of the film from a 5 to a 6.