Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare
Cinematic Sommelier
8.2
This movie made me like Pedro Pascal… That’s all that needs to be said. Haha
A surprisingly light-hearted, fun, colorful, and heartfelt tale of family and wonder. What a superhero movie should be 90% of the time. A super fun flick, and a nice springboard into the next phase of the MCU. Of the two big superhero movies in 2025, this is the one I was nervous for, and pleasantly surprised by!
6.8
If studio notes were a movie… it feels like it was written by an AI told to “make every hip Minecraft reference for ___ minutes.” A sloppier version of “Ready Player One.” I didn’t love it. I didn’t hate it. I was afraid of having popcorn thrown at me during “Chicken Jockey”… It’s colorful.
6.8
I was excited to see the under 2 hour runtime… until I discovered it’s because they only half finished telling any potential story here. What could have been an incredibly interesting story with great action became a watered down amalgamation of “meh.” It’s ok… but that’s become the MCU now… Mediocrity at its finest.
7.7
Not as good as the first… while copying a lot of the first… while still being pretty damn good.
Falling prey to the plight of modern blockbusters, it has way too much going on in some places, and loses some of its power in doing so. Simple doesn’t always mean boring, Hollywood.
With that out of the way – seeing boat battles in the coliseum is LEGENDARY! The spectacle often makes up for the lackadaisical storytelling at times.
I WAS ENTERTAINED! 😂 (it’s worth the runtime)
7.7
This is a conflicting one.
Is it the best comic book saga? Not by a long shot.
Is it solid if you enjoy the quirks? Absolutely.
This end to the trilogy is surprisingly a home run, if you let it be. The campy underlying theme is still strong, some of the jokes are dumb… but the CGI and the WTF factor are off the chain! Multiple venoms, intergalactic demons, a conspiracy theorist driving in a hippie van to Area 51. This movie hits all the goofy ass notes we’ve come to know and, in a weird way, love. But what really hit home a lot stronger than anticipated was the relationship between Eddie and Venom. It really packed a punch this go-round, and anchored the movie in a nice heartfelt denouement. Strap in, and enjoy the insanity!
Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare 