I went and saw "Venom" the night it came out. (I'm a lover of comics, Marvel, and movies, so this really should not come as a surprise to anyone.) I went in a little unsure because of all the negativity I had heard about it, but the only negativity I was feeling leaving the theater was anger and disbelief towards those reviewers.

"But it wasn't what I was expecting," is what you may say. Great. If movies do not surprise us at all they are not worth watching, in my humble opinion. So, without further ado, let me put to rest any fears that this movie is anything less than great.

At the beginning of the movie, we are introduced to Eddie Brock in a very ordinary day in his life. He has a beautiful fiancee, he has a successful show, and he is a good reporter. Then he gets assigned a lead he does not want, he lets his ego get the best of him, he makes approximately two bad choices, and his world falls apart around him. It happened about like that, but some argue it was slightly slower than necessary. I think it portrayed him exactly as I would want to be portrayed if I were in his shoes and, well, fictional.

Eddie Brock is in no way experimented on to become Venom. I want to make this clear because this knowledge may resolve a lot of complaints. Eddie Brock blames the villain, who is in charge of Life Corp, for ruining his life. Long story short, in an attempt to do his "civic duty" of sorts, Brock's heart gets the better of him and he winds up "infected" by the Venom symbiote. He does not know this until much later though.

When Venom first infects Brock, he is there to use him as a host for his own agenda. As time goes on and Venom saves Brock multiple times, he begins to like his host. Eventually, Venom decides that he and Brock are both losers but together they will save the planet- from the exact agenda Venom originally supported.

There are a lot really cool things that happen in this movie. Eddie's ex and her boyfriend don't hate him- in fact, they fight to save his life. Venom is by far the funniest character, and it makes the whole movie. The villain attracts a symbiote that only intensifies his evil, and the results of the traditional good versus evil fight that ensues are pretty intense.

This film gave me exactly what I needed in its ending. I really enjoyed how the film and its trailers were set up for "Venom." The trailers lead you to believe the movie will take one path and it takes a completely different route to get to the same point. The trailers in no way spoil the movie or give away any of the plot of the film, all while making viewers feel like they know what is going to happen. After all, the best way to surprise an audience is to lead them to suspect something else entirely.

I have heard a lot of arguments that this "wasn't the movie Venom deserved." That breaks my nerdy heart a little because this film was fantastic. I did not know a lot about Venom going into the movie, but I followed the movie really well. Having learned more about Venom since I saw this in theaters, I love the film that much more. The directors did a wonderful job incorporating the comic villain into an antihero movie that gives viewers all they need, without turning their backs on the comics.

Overall, I loved this movie. I understand that people have complaints- I wish the second post-credits scene would not have just been a preview for "Into the Spiderverse." But that in no way means that this movie is bad, boring, or at all deserving of its 28% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. (To be fair I never trust Rotten Tomatoes- but a lot of people do.) I would spend the $6 for a ticket again gladly, and I plan to get the movie on Blu-ray. Bonus: the post-credits scene had Woody Harrelson!

Go see the movie, and remember at the end of the day that #WeAreVENOM