While from a more objective lens the film isn't the best made, I'm still rating it fairly high because I think it's ENJOYABLE. Not everything has to be a perfectly made masterpiece - especially superhero films! I think people forget this a lot. It's great if a movie has gorgeous cinematography, a plot that makes perfect logical sense, impeccable pacing ETC but the MOST important part of a movie is that it's enjoyable to watch! And Venom 2 was enjoyable to watch!

It felt like a wonderfully refreshing change from the usual Marvel films. I think Marvel films have been loosing touch on what the original appeal of superheroes & supervillains are - it's just goofy, wacky fun that plays with an unrealistic concept! And you know, sometimes it's really cool & it works out when they experiment with more serious, dark or morbid stuff, I'm not saying it all has to be PG silly kids content, but I'm sick of how *not fun* superhero/villain films have been lately. Venom is fun!

The plot is fairly simple & straightforward. The A plot is "This serial killer has a symbiote now & we have to stop him" & the B plot is "Venom & Eddie are having relationship troubles". Or "friendship troubles" if you want to be in denial. Anyway, I liked this. I liked how it wasn't overloading my brain with 50 plotlines to follow. It was simple, fun & an enjoyable watch.

I thought the "bigger villains" of this film where more interesting & fun to watch than from the first film (especially Francis) & thought they made pretty good foils to the main characters. I did feel that sometimes the pacing was too breakneck fast & at points very jarring & inconsistent but also I think it fits the chaotic vibe of Venom pretty well, it just was a lot for me personally at some points.

The GCI on Carnage was a lot better than what was going on with Riot in the first film & the action scenes where better too honestly. I appreciate how it leaned into the chaos more than the first film, but I wouldn't say it's hugely better. They're about the same level of enjoyability overall, honestly.