Venom is here, folks. Well, almost here. It comes out this weekend, and while review embargo isn’t up until tomorrow, the social media embargo has been lifted, meaning those how have already had a chance to see it (largely for interview purposes) can now express their reactions on various social media platforms…namely Twitter.

I’ve been worried about this film for weeks. The trailers haven’t really sold me on it too well, and the fact that the screenings for reviews are on Wednesday wasn’t a promising sign that the studio had faith in their film. But how did it turn out? Well, there are a bunch of social media impressions that have hit the web, but we’ll start with LRM‘s Gig Patta, who seemed to enjoy the film more than most:

It didn’t feel comic-bookish for me until the third act. But, for those who had concerns–it’s watchable and entertaining.

— Gig Patta (@GigPatta) October 2, 2018

Most other critics seemed to be either completely against the film, or pretty negative overall, which you can check out below:

Like a turd.

In the wind.#Venom

— ManaByte (@ManaByte) October 2, 2018

#Venom is Catwoman level bad, with Tom Hardy's worst performance since This Means War.
DON'T SEE THE MOVIE!

— Daniel Richtman #BlackLivesMatter (@DanielRPK) October 2, 2018

Tom 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, 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

Significant 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

Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and #Venom has some really entertaining moments. A clunky script without nuance bogs the #Venom down, preventing it from choosing between being gritty, funny, or something unique.

— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) October 2, 2018

On the whole, this doesn’t have me too optimistic, but knowing my own history of film-loving, I may disagree altogether (but having not been sold on what I’ve been shown so far, who knows). In a piece tomorrow, we will be running down our overall expectations going onto this film, and later on we’ll be getting reviews from both Fox Troilo and Nick Doll, so you’ll be able to get the perspective from a couple different people before making the trip to the cinemas this weekend.

What are you expecting from the film? Let us know down below!

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