It's got a nice big grin, but nothing in its fangs.: Critic Review for Venom on Moviebuff.com

Venom has something special in the simplicity of the Eddie and Venom connection.

Perri Nemiroff, Collider

Venom's storyline falters every now and then and though the characters could have been better defined, Tom Hardy does his best to deliver.

Namrata Thakker, Rediff

Sometimes “Venom,” directed by Ruben Fleischer, feels like a David Cronenberg body-horror movie.

Glenn Kenny, The New York Times

It's also filled with the beauty of talent operating at top capacity, which leavens the melodrama considerably.

Kurt Loder, Reason

Tom Hardy does everything he can to save this outdated comic book adventure.

Josh Spiegel, Slash Film

Hardy applies that same intensity to the comic-book anti-hero origin story, “Venom.”

Christy Lemire, Roger Ebert

Throw an outlandish alien organism into the mix, shake well with a healthy serving of irreverent humor and you’ve got “Venom.”

Katie Walsh, The Columbus Dispatch

“Venom” is a textbook case of a comic-book film that’s unexciting in its ho-hum competence.

Owen Gleiberman, Variety

Sony’s attempt to stake a claim in the lucrative comic-book movie world lacks the deftness of the best.

Simran Hans, The Guardian

A strong candidate for the least marvelous Marvel film.

Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter

It's got a nice big grin, but nothing in its fangs.

Angela Watercutter, Wired

The whole movie disappoints, actually, including the mid-credits tease for a sequel that won't ever happen.

Sean O'Connell, Cinema Blend

'Venom' is the bane of sony's superhero plans.

Mark Hughes, Forbes

Venom is undoubtedly good enough to be an entertaining time at the theater.

Molly Freeman, Screen Rant

Venom is obviously the victim of some brutal editing, and the derivative, sketchily plotted B-movie that’s left is as scrappy and hurried as a trailer.

Nicholas Barber, BBC - Culture

A mostly irredeemable flick, Venom actually succeeds at its most difficult task: providing a convincing reason for Venom to play nice as an antihero.

Drew Wheeler, flagpole

Venom tries too hard to be edgy, but ends up feeling rather flat.

Rohan Naahar, Hindustan Times

Tom Hardy film dissapoints.

Shalini Langer, Indian Express

Tom Hardy does his best to elevate a tonally confused script, but Venom will leave you begging for an antidote.

Laura Prudom, IGN

Not even Tom Hardy can save this attempt to combine a dark super-antihero story and ‘Deadpool’-style shenanigans.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It’s a remarkable visual display, as awesome as it is off-putting, “Venom” is very much its own entity.

Michael Nordine, Indiewire

Tom Hardy proves that he’s more than equipped to play the sentient symbiote.

Neil Soans, The Times of India

Venom, after a dreadfully tedious start, evolves into something genuinely surprising.

Angie Han, Mashable

It's a mess, but wow, is it ever a fun, fascinating mess.

Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune

Venom feels like a tease for a much more interesting film.

Helen Murdoch, Flickering Myth

“Venom” is a Marvel masterpiece.

Gary Wolcott, Tricity Herald

It's a mess, but wow, is it ever a fun, fascinating mess.

Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune

Venom feels as if Fleischer was shooting two radically different movies at once.

Sam Adams, Slate Magazine

Hardcore fans may just be pleased that the titular character has his own movie. But for everyone else, Venom is a mess.

Bryan Bishop, The Verge

"Venom" is quite silly, and benefits from lowered, or at least shifted, expectations.

Adam Graham, The Detroit News

Venom is riddled with the poison of dullness.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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