It's not a completely terrible movie, but it misses the mark so much. There's so much more they could do with Venom and Carnage and the whole romantic comedy aspect falls flat every time. This should have been a horror movie and rated R. PG-13 Carnage is stupid. This is a villain that cuts people in half a lot in the comics and he was resigned to a whiny punk with no explained motivation and little screen time.

Woody was a terrible choice for Kasady. He never sells it. The CGI wasn't as good as the first movie. Every single aspect of the ex-girlfriend stuff is stupid. The whole dopey buddy investigator thing is stupid. All of the loser stuff is stupid. The way they used Shriek is stupid.

The movie feels short. It's more like an episode of a TV show with a higher FX budget. It's very forgettable. There are no wow scenes. It's got a couple of laughs and some weak fight scenes.

Wait for it to come out on Disney+ for free. It's not worth going to the theater.