While this had all the potential to be the R rated horror/gore fest we all wanted, Venom is an average origin story and plays out more like a buddy movie with mediocre jokes and a lacklustre script. It's clear Hardy and the cast are trying their best but they don't have much to work with. That all being said, if you are a Marvel fan, you will enjoy it. Hopefully a sequel will be better. The only monsters in this movie are the writers ticking all the boxes off for the Sony execs....