The concept of the story is fine. What caught me off guard is just how little effort has the main character shown through the movie. Venom did more to resolve the plot. His ex did more to resolve the plot. His ex's boyfriend did more to resolve the plot. The Chinese shopkeeper did more to resolve the plot.

Eddie Brock was absolutely and utterly useless this entire time, getting dragged along, his issues with Venom resolved by his ex and getting one-sidedly beaten by a 60year old Woody Harrelson during the short windows when he was the one fighting.

The only time during this entire movie when he contributed was when he reminded Venom that they have the power of friendship on their side and that's why they can win.

The character progression in the second movie was essentially the first movie all over again, ending on the same "we had issues, but we're partners now" note, but when you see the same thing twice, the second time is inevitably going to be less impactful.

Venom 2 was still a pretty decent watch, only this time without the "cool" moments i enjoyed in the first one. Well, let's hope the third one isn't about the same thing + parallel universe spiderman.