Based on the Spider-Man villain from Marvel, Kraven the Hunter tells the origin story of Sergei Kravinoff and how he becomes Kraven the Hunter. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana Debose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott, and Russell Crowe.

I enjoyed Kraven The Hunter for what it was. I thought it was a good movie. There were elements of the movie that were silly. This isn’t much of a spoiler because it was revealed in the later trailers, but I found the final design of the Rhino to be silly. In the Spider-Man comics, the costume is silly to begin with. Given the tone of the movie is supposed to be serious, that’s where the design felt off a bit. It seems the Rhino has not been nailed down quite right in live versions. The last attempt was in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 when Paul Giamatti played the role. That design was different and could have worked if there was an Amazing Spider-Man 3 or Sinister Six movie. The Rhino in Kraven The Hunter had a substantial role. I thought Alessandro Nivola did a good job as the character.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson did a good job. I thought he was good as Sergei and really did well as Kraven the Hunter. It would have been interesting wat else Aaron Taylor-Johnson would have been able to do with the role. Kraven the Hunter is the final film in the Sony Spider-verse for now. Unless there is a Kraven 2, this will probably be the only time Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the character. I thought the rest of the cast did a good job in their roles.

Kraven is a lot more violent. The movie is Rated R and I felt the violence and the R rating worked for the movie. It is not substantially more violent than other Marve properties. It’s just a little bloodier, although Deadpool & Wolverine seems to top it in terms of blood level. The film also has language. Again Deadpool & Wolverine seems to top it in terms of F bombs.

As an origin story, I thought it was good and a little better than Madame Web. From the opening minutes of the film, I was rooting for Kraven. I was invested in him from the first few minutes. The film was fairly predictable, but it was still enjoyable. It isn’t too long. It clocks in a little over two hours. I think that was an appropriate length.

The film does not have any credit scenes following in the footsteps of Madame Web. Only the Venom movies and Morbius had credit scenes in the Sony verse.

I thought Kraven The Hunter was an enjoyable fun origin movie for an iconic Spider-Man villain. It was good for what it was. I am curious to see what happens with the character and if Marvel will be able to use the character in the MCU now that Sony is done with their Spider-verse for the time being.