The nature of this movie focuses more on the relation between the monster and the man. We see how this ripples into society and how they perceive monsters. It's a different kind of Marvel (Associated) movie. It certainly takes a lot of cues from Universal's monster outings of the 30s. Which in turn makes for a chaotic "super" movie that harkens back to when they were more experimental in the early 2000s. Not bad at all, just not what you anticipate.

I highly enjoyed the detective story on hunting down Cletus's past by using picture clues from Cletus's cell like Eddie was looking at his own comic book. I was disappointed that those elements seemed to fly by into payoffs that felt very coincidental or chopped down for time. Besides some little exposition, this made the later sleuthing moments feel pointless in the end. In my opinion, I would have enjoyed more if the detective work was slower and led to run-ins along the way with both man and monster. This would have lent more to Eddies journey of finding co-existence and his own humanity as he continued to understand Cletus and how he naturally has coexistence with his own humanity and inner monsters.

The action was on point in this film and has you excited for the next attacks and scenes. They felt like comic moments from Maximum Carnage (minus Spidey).

I also enjoyed their natural use of a Mutant in this flick. Where the MCU continues to drag their feet, Sony will take jabs.

The end credit scene definitely enhances the movie and helps it feel like a bigger chapter of Venom than a footnote. Some would say, the credit scene alone is worth the price of admission if you are a comic fan. I can't disagree.

Overall outside of my gripes, I really did enjoy this and look forward to watching it again.