TheRealYuma
Since: Feb, 2014
03/21/2018 00:00:00
The \"Venom Curse\" could easily be considered a curse of the MCU, ironically. Disney/Marvel tends to not give their villains proper screentime, ironically. Even more ironically, it truly is a fantastic flop, in a sense, as it did manage to make the production budget back. Pretty sure most flops don\'t do that.
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A Rushed, Fantastic Flop
This film had so much potential, it really did. Despite all the changes that were announced beforehand, like the Younger and Hipper casting or the "Darker and Edgier" approach, I still felt that I needed to at least give the film a chance. I thought to myself, "If they can at least make a coherent narrative and work with these creative liberties, it could be an okay superhero flick, at best." Alas, I was left disappointed.
So what's my main issue with the film? It's not the special effects or the mediocre acting, it's the pacing. My God, the pacing in this film is all over the place. As per the norm, the entire first act of the film focuses on the origins and backstories of our heroes and villain. Obviously, we need this introduction in order to care for these characters and witness their transition from everyday folks to super powered comic book characters. However, this first half started to drag after a while. It was almost like watching a mediocre teen sci fi, especially with the younger casting.
After sitting through this incredibly slow introduction, we finally see them transform into the iconic superheroes, in the quickest way possible. Seriously, the accident happens, they get their powers, a lot of Body Horror ensues, and then Time Skip! One year later, they're being used as super soldiers. No time is given for any of the characters to get used to their powers. It just... happens. "Well, that was rushed." I thought, "But it can't get any worse than that, right?" Ohhh, but it did.
Without spoiling anything, I will say that the final battle was the most rushed finale I have ever seen in any movie, period. Admittedly, despite his bizarre design, good old Dr. Doom is actually quite a menacing threat, and a lot of fun to watch. Too bad it doesn't last that long; simply put, Doom became the victim of what I call the "Venom Curse". A badass villain who undoubtedly becomes a major highlight of the film is sadly tossed away after a short period of time. In fact, I think that Doom has even less screentime than Venom, and that sure is saying a lot.
Overall, the final battle against Doom does not take very long. Like everything else in this film, it just happens. It was a disappointing climax for an overall disappointing superhero film.