I'm having the same issue. Fedora 29 guest, VMware Fusion 10, occurring since regular upgrade from Linux kernel 4.20.8-200.fc29.x86_64 (choosing that kernel from grub at boot allows the system to complete startup, as does the rescue image. Boot hang occurs with 4.20.{11,12,13} When the hang occurs, the only way to stop the machine from turning into a jet engine is to sudo pkill -f vmware. Next time it happens I'll try just the vmware-vmx process.
AfC