Not a terrible overarching plot. But too many plot holes to be anything close to a worthy Marvel film. Certainly considering how awesome this anti hero can be, it's hard to imagine how this film could have gone so wrong.

Sadly, it just doesn't work. The closest I can get to pin-pointing the problem is the character direction. These characters and actors are all pretty decent, but they seem somehow stunted in this timeline of flat, non-emotional dialogues for a good few hours. Better direction of this film may have saved it.

Otherwise the film is quite good. Venom is a fantastic character and concept and I'm gutted this film didn't do it justice. Moreover, scared that it's coming around again for a sequel - when they'd be better off signing the character over completed to the MCU who could encapsulate Venom a bit better. Sad but true.