catherine wren

If you really liked the first two and genuinely enjoy the Venom movies, this one WILL disappoint you. It’s not a bad movie per se, it’s just by far not as good/enjoyable as the first two. But it is decent to watch. You’d probably rewatch the first two more than this one though.

Definitely a bit cliché and spends slightly too long during the middle section of the movie where both couples are just stood/sat around talking about random debate topics, but other than that this was great. I really enjoyed the subtle hints you get that Paddy (James McAvoy) isn’t as stable and friendly as he seems. The child actor that plays his son Ant is remarkable, his expressions of helplessness are heartbreaking. The American dad Ben was a bit of a wet blanket but he was that typical ‘polite’ character in a horror. Once the film allows you to realise that Ant and the American family are in serious danger, it definitely starts to pick up more, as the psychopathic British couple become more outwardly grim and unfriendly as the other family tries to find excuses to leave. Overall it is a good watch, especially if you like a thriller with hints of horror. Not absolutely incredible but definitely not bad either.

This was so boring. The acting of the main actress Detective Harker was so monotone. I’m not kidding all she did the whole time was breathe heavily, look bored and malnourished and act like she’s never seen crime scenes or held a gun before. Not one of the characters had their past explained - not even ‘Longlegs’, all was said within about 5 minutes of screentime and in this the character just vaguely suggested that he knew the main lead and her birthday. The mum was a good touch to the movie though, but her involvement was introduced too late in the last part. Just feel this movie wasn’t thought out enough as there was so many points that didn’t make sense for the movie to have logically got to it. Also her magic psychic powers and random voice hallucinations didn’t add any nuance or fright factor at all.