I watched Venom tonight with my husband and two teen sons. I told them I was going as a labor of love because I hated the first movie, which I have now seen 3 times (thanks Covid). I ended up liking this movie a lot more than I expected. The story line was very simple which was a refreshing change. It was also 90 minutes, and maybe reminded me of the movies of my youth. No need for Venom to get beat, then rally, then have an epic overly long fight scene. So to the movie creators- thank you- this was a pleasant surprise. Woody Harrelson was also superb. My only criticism is the movie assumes I know things that I don't. I was confused about where Carnage came from, why he called Venom dad and why he hated Venom. I had to Google the back story later but I don't think that should be necessary- and if they needed 10 minutes to insert Comic Books for Dummies 101 for people like me they had time. Maybe it's because we just watched Jungle Cruise, but the CGI in this was very fluid and never distracting. All in all it was an easy, fun night out with the fam.