To avoid spoilers, I'll keep it simple. First, the negatives: Venom was a tonal mess. Inconsistencies throughout. Couldn't tell if it wanted to be dark or funny. The first act was also pretty bad and dragged on for too long. But the worst thing was the script and dialogue. It got very cringey at times and was pretty bad. Venom's voice was also bad. The trailers sounded so much better. The side characters had some duds and weren't great. Riz Ahmed as the villain was passable but forgettable; as was the story. Also, the PG-13 rating hurt it a bit, but not as bad as people thought. Now, the positives: The character Venom looks good. His CGI was done well and so was the villain's CGI work. The character of Venom also was taken care of well. He was semi accurate to the comics and actually eats people as seen in the trailer. Tom Hardy performed well, and although his accent didn't work well he portrayed a scared, possessed man pretty well. The relationship between Brock and Venom was also good. The second act was a huge step up from the first as well, once Venom was on screen, the movie got into signs of greatness. However, it didn't fully recover. The third act was only okay and the movie overall was pretty mediocre. Definitely worth a rent on something like Redbox, but I wouldn't pay much to see this movie. It had potential to be great, but this PG-13 flick couldn't escape mediocrity.