The long-awaited, and overly-hyped first Sony production of a character in the universe of the red and blue with a spider emblem hero without the hero himself has finally arrived in cinemas, and boy was it an utter disappointment.
Whatever Sony’s thought process was behind deciding to produce a film (with potential franchise) about Eddie Brock/Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters and a character that is tied to Peter Parker even though he has his own comic book series, is beyond reason or understanding
The film follows journalist Eddie Brock, abstractly played by Tom Hardy, as he tries to take down the notorious founder of the Life Foundation, genius Carlton Drake, played surprisingly well by Riz Ahmed – and that obsession ruins his career and his relationship with his girlfriend, Anne Weying, played by Michelle Williams.
Upon investigating one of Drake’s experiments, the alien Venom merges with Eddie’s body, and he suddenly has incredible new superpowers, as well as the chance to do just about whatever he wants.
At his core, Venom is dangerous, he’s scary, he’s unpredictable, his dark wit is matched only by his predilection for violence… yet none of that is properly portrayed in the film which has been censored down to match its PG-13 rating, a decision that will cost Sony in the long run
