Venom Movie Review

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With Sony's track record of bottling it whenever it comes to making marvel films, you'd expect Venom to be no different. However, much like DC made a comeback with Wonder Woman, it appears that Sony have done the same. When a spacecraft carrying symbiotes from an asteroid back to earth for experimentation crashes, The Life Foundation owner Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), attempts to learn more about the creatures in order to cure human ailments.

Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is working as a reporter in San Francisco when a story on the life foundation owner, Carlton Drake, goes south and he loses everything. His fiance, his house and career are all lost thanks to Drakes influence. In a last ditch effort to stop Drake, one of his scientists approaches Eddie in an attempt to persuade him to expose Drake once and for all. When Eddie is snooping around the lab, the Venom symbiote attaches to Eddie and bonds to him. After fighting relentless waves of Life Foundation soldiers, Eddie and Venom formulate a plan to stop Drake who is now bonded with the Riot symbiote. After a climactic final battle, Eddie and Venom are roaming around San Fran’ ready to take on anyone in their way.

Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and Venom is one of the best casting choices of anything this year, he conveys the emotion in any scene with absolute class and his voice as Venom is incredible. Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake was very average in comparison, his accent slipped in and out at times and there was little to no emotion in his performance. The cinematography in the film is great and the CGI is fantastic, especially where Venom is involved.

Overall this is a great example of how Sony are capable of making a fun Marvel movie, and allowing audiences a nice break from the huge MCU films that have been released this year. I recommend a watch. 7/10


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