'Venom' review round-up: Critics agree Sony flick is dull, unimaginative poison

It’s Villain Week here at Mashable. In honor of the release of Venom, we’re celebrating all our favorite evildoers from film and TV all week long. Spooky, scary!

Turns out actual journalists don’t love this weird story about a journalist. Across the board, reviews for director Ruben Fleischer’s Venom are ranging from mixed to vicious. 

The Marvel-based supervillain flick chronicling the takeover of reporter Eddie Brock by alien Symbiote Venom is expected to score big at the box office this weekend — but could fail to deliver on its promise to launch Sony’s fledgling Marvel Universe.

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