Very similar to Deadpool, Venom is one of those Marvel antiheroes that I always know I’ll really enjoy every movie they’re in…very similar to Deadpool, if I’m honest. And Venom, despite not being human, is actually a lot of fun…and I very much enjoy his friendship with Eddie.

I liked the opening scene, where Venom and Eddie are in a different dimension and then switch over to their original one. However, I would have liked it if a bit more of the plot had focused on the other dimensions. That whole opening scene where they’re in one dimension and then end up in another one really just felt unnecessary…but honestly, that was the only ‘bad’ part of the movie, in my opinion. Well, apart from the main villain of the piece being mostly offscreen…but the danger from the xenophages felt real.

One of the main things I liked about this movie was that none of the symbiotes really felt like bad guys. Yes, they’re parasites…but I don’t think they can really be blamed for that. As is indicated in the movie, they’re fleeing from another threat…but the trailer of the movie did seem to indicate that the symbiotes were the main enemy of the movie. It was nice that they weren’t and in fact ended up allying themselves with the humans by the end.

I found it really easy to empathise with most of the characters in the movie…at least the humans and the symbiotes. I liked the fact that Strickland wasn’t really a ‘bad’ guy, even though there was a lot of conflict between him and Eddie and Venom. Of course, if I’m honest, the conflicts were there for very good reason…and I’m not entirely sure I could disagree with Strickland’s perspective about things. Interestingly enough, the actor who plays Strickland, Chiwetel Ejiofor, also appears in the MCU as Karl Mordo. While I doubt very much that the two characters are connected in any way, I feel like it would be awesome if there is a connection, given that the opening scene of this movie indicates that the multiverse does in fact exist in this movie.

I did feel there was a great balance of humour and action in this movie, and I loved that Mrs. Chen put in an appearance. I will say that the whole dance scene, while a lot of fun, did have me shaking my head. Venom feels like such a child sometimes, always wanting things now with no thought to the consequences. I felt that the stakes were high in this movie, and by the end, I was on the edge of my seat, waiting to see how things would resolve.

This film was a great addition to the Venom franchise, and I kind of hope that there’ll be future movies, even though it might be unlikely. But if you enjoy Marvel, and especially if you like Venom, you should enjoy this movie.

Oh – and there’s one end credits scene that’s kind of fun, but no others past that, so no need to stay until the very end of the credits.