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- The first social-media reactions to "Venom" are in after the movie's world premiere on Monday.
- They paint a mixed picture, with some saying it's a "complete failure" and others enjoying its surprising humor.
- One thing everyone seems to agree on, though, is that Tom Hardy gives a bizarre performance.
"Venom," the latest superhero movie based on the popular Spider-Man villain, is either an entertaining buddy-cop movie or as bad as "Catwoman," depending on who you ask.
The frst social-media reactions to the movie poured in Monday night after the film's world premiere, and they paint a mixed picture. One thing everyone seems to agree on, however, is that, compared to his co-stars, Tom Hardy gives a bizarre performance as Eddie Brock, the reporter who is consumed by the alien symbiote called Venom.
Some critics despised the movie, calling it a "complete failure" and a "tonal mess." Others actually liked it a lot, saying it's surprisingly funny (maybe without intending to be) and to not take it too seriously.
Below are some early reactions to the movie:
Many straight-up hated "Venom."
Some people were confused, or even fascinated, by Tom Hardy's bizarre performance.
Some had purely mixed feelings.
There were still plenty who liked it.
And it's at least better than "The Emoji Movie."
"Venom" comes to theaters on Friday.
#Venom is Catwoman level bad, with Tom Hardy's worst performance since This Means War.
DON'T SEE THE MOVIE!
- Daniel R (@DanielRPK) October 2, 2018I'd rather watch Fant4stic on repeat than this. #Venom
- Daniel R (@DanielRPK) October 2, 2018Like a turd.
In the wind.#Venom
- Jeremy Conrad (@ManaByte) October 2, 2018Sorry to say that #Venom is pretty much a complete failure - a tonal mess that feels 15 years old, ignoring the storytelling strides that the superhero genre has made in recent years.
A few fun Venom-centric moments aside, it has nearly nothing to offer. Don't get your hopes up.
- Tom Horrorgensen (@Tom_Jorgensen) October 2, 2018The whole movie is Venom telling Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock over and over "I'm hungry, Eddie. I want to eat a brian, Eddie. You're a loser, Eddie. You're a pussy, Eddie."
- Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) October 2, 2018Tom Hardy's performance in #Venom is either Johnny Depp in the first PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN or Chris Klein in STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI. Either way, it's not boring.
- Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) October 2, 2018It's...not a complete disaster? At least I was never mad watching it? But it is an excruciatingly surreal experience. The humor, the story beats, everything right down to the Eminem theme song feels like it emerged Kimmy Schmidt style from a sealed off early 00s bunker.
- The Mothmeg 🔜 NYCC (@rustypolished) October 2, 2018Anyway, your mileage is really, really going to vary on this one. There are genuinely some echos of clever ideas but...man. If there's one superhero franchise that's having a killer couple years, it's Spider-Man. No matter how you slice it, Venom is a major non sequitur.
- The Mothmeg 🔜 NYCC (@rustypolished) October 2, 2018Comic fans will like #Venom, as it pulls directly from the comics in many places. Tater tot fans will also like Venom. It's certainly clunky & not as fluid as some recent Marvel movies, but it's funny, intentional or not. Don't take it too seriously, and stay through the credits pic.twitter.com/Llzvtv0fLL
- Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) October 2, 2018#Venom was surprisingly funny! I had a freaking great time watching it. Despite some problems, it did right by its main character, Eddie Brock/Venom. People forget that he's always had a weird sense of humor in the comics, and that humor is fully on display in the movie! pic.twitter.com/20ufNrbGU4
- Hector Navarro (@Hectorisfunny) October 2, 2018#Venom wasn't as bad as everyone was saying it was going to be. Tom Hardy is and always will be a great actor, and I laughed a lot - but I'm not sure whether that was intentional or not. Post-credit scene is 🔥
- Beatrice Verhoeven (@bverhoev) October 2, 2018Significant chunks of #Venom don't work *at all* but there is some serious charm to the Eddie/Venom relationship. Not sure I had the intended reactions to some scenes but fun is fun - even when it's totally ridiculous, right? It's too bad they didn't go for the R rating though.
- Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) October 2, 2018#Venom is like a buddy comedy in which one of the buddies has to prevent the other from biting people's heads off, which is another way of saying I liked it.
- Michael Nordine (@slowbeard) October 2, 2018Venom. Venom is better
- Johnny Rotten (@jacksfilms) October 2, 2018