Venom: The Last Dance Review

 

Venom: The Last Dance is a comic book movie based on Marvel Comics' anti-hero Venom. It's the sequel to Let There Be Carnage, the conclusion to the trilogy, and the fifth Sony's Spider-Man Universe installment. Production was done by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Arad Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions, Pascal Pictures, TSG Entertainment, and Hutch Parker Entertainment, along with Hardy Son & Baker, with Sony Pictures Releasing handling distribution. The movie is written by Kelly Marcel and Tom Hardy and directed by Kelly Marcel.

The story is, Eddie Brock & Venom are still on the run after their battle with Carnage. At first it was very simple, but things take a drastic turn when both military operatives and an unknown alien creature are chasing them down. They later they must make a devastating decision. One or both of them must die in order to protect the world.

Initial Reaction

The reason for wanting to see this was because I actually don't mind these. I'll admit they're not perfect, but they're far from being the worst comic book movies ever made. Also, I reviewed the previous two Venon movies, so why stop now?

Cons

I've got nothing.

Middle Ground

Now the biggest mix bag is the story. There does seem to be a pretty good story in this, but there's some hiccups along the way. An example is a character will do something not very smart and then oh no something bad happened. Not too mention but it does seem like there was some character driven moments, but it seems to be an abridged version.

Pros

One credit to give is the humor. Much like the previous two there's a good sense of humor, sometimes it doesn't work, but I've seen far worse. Then there's the visual effects. One of the two consistent things to this movie series have been the good work on the VFX teams' part. Really great stuff, especially on the Xenophage (that's the creature hunting Eddie & Venom). That thing looked awesome. I also enjoyed the action. I was very entertained. There was tons of fun to be had, and I certainly enjoyed the chase through the river and the final fight with a whole bunch of Xenophages. The last thing I'll credit is Tom Hardy's performance. If there's one thing we can agree on, or hopefully agree on, it's that despite the questionable quality, Tom Hardy provides a great performance. Whether he has to goofy and/or serious, he's great in this role.

While there are issues with the movie, I can't say it's the worst in Sony's cinematic universe. That crown still goes to Madame Web.

My final rating is, Okay.

That's all for now. Come back on Monday, Oct 28th, for part nine of Looking Back at the Films of 2033. For that one I'll be reviewing The Exorcist: Believer. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.