And now, today, we review what is said will be the final installment of the Venom films that star Tom Hardy as the title character. The one, and only Venom: The Last Dance!
Plot: When Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) gets framed for the murder of Patrick Mulligan, he, and his symbiotic buddy, Venom (also Tom Hardy) must head to New York City to get his name cleared. Along the way, they must also avoid Rex Strickland (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who is the leader of a government operation by the name of Imperium, and is tracking down Eddie in order to capture Venom. Can Brock, and Venom get their names cleared, and avoid the dangers ahead, including a creature by the name of Xenophage?
Well, I have to say that Venom: The Last Dance, definitely a very good conclusion to the series. Not perfect by any means, but definitely better than either of the previous Venom movies. First of all, this film is incredibly funny. What’s really great is that most of the funny lines come from Venom himself. Not to mention that any scene that involves Eddie Brock, and Venom, especially the latter, is a highlight of this movie overall. Having a couple villains in the form of the creature, Xenophage, and Commander Rex Strickland was also well handled. Xenophage was especially really cool with his design. Truth be told, though he was a very dark villain, at least he wasn’t quite as dark, and scary compared to the Carnage from the previous sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage. He was still scary, but at least the filmmakers didn’t go extremely overboard like last time around. The tone, overall, while it had some dark, and very intense moments, felt a little more lighthearted at other points as well. Because of this, this sequel that is said to be the final chapter didn’t seem to have that fairly moody, and depressing feeling that the second, and, to a degree, even the first film had. Finally, the climax was very interesting, and likely even intriguing as well.
However, some of the story had some pacing in some spots. What’s more is that some of the secondary characters could have most likely been developed a little more as well. I mean they were fairly developed, but still.
And that’s my review for Venom: The Last Dance. Though this film does have couple issues in terms of some pacing, and some lack of character development, if this film was to serve as a conclusion to the Venom film series, this one definitely may have gone out with a bang. It’s funny, has a good climax, excellent action, and more that make this sequel worthwhile. If you haven’t seen Venom: The Last Dance, then go out, and see it ASAP! You’ll be glad that you did in the end.
Final Grade: A-
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