Tonight on TV: Crushed by the press, this Marvel movie approaches a billion at the box office

Directed by Ruben Fleischer, Venom is one of the most anticipated blockbusters of 2018. The film is indeed dedicated to the genesis of one of the most famous anti-heroes in the Marvel galaxy with Tom Hardy at the helm. Thus, the latter attributes its properties to Eddie Brock, a journalist who adopts a supernatural identity after being exposed to the symbiote.

However, upon release, poison It receives very bad reviews from the press, in France and abroad. qualified “Soulless Blockbuster” (Ertil “groove, ugly” and “grotesque” (open screen), “Without taste and originality” (liberation), even“Cinema Aberration” (Mad Movies), the feature film is as maligned as The Fantastic 4 or Justice League in its day. on AlloCine, poison It received an average press rating of 1.8/5.

Despite this bad review, poison is a real hit at the box office. With a budget of $60 million, it grossed $856 million worldwide. In France, more than 2 million spectators go to darkrooms.

The public especially appreciates the performance of Tom Hardy, but also the aesthetics and humor of the film. Its average AlloCiné audience rating of 3.1/5 reflects this general enthusiasm, leading to a 2021 sequel titled Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

poison Ruben Fleischer with Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed…

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