Venom: Let There Be Carnage

 

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is the Marvel/Sony superhero action sequel to 2018's Venom. Andy Serkis directed this film with Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams reprising their roles. It picks up where the original left off with Venom and Eddie Brock, trying to lay low but struggling to co-exist with each other. When Brock gets the opportunity to rejuvenate his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, an unexpected encounter leads to Kasady also becoming a host to an alien symbiote. With Kasady, a deranged murderer on the loose, Brock and Venom must put aside their differences before they lose all that is dear to them.

Andy Serkis is known more as an actor in performance capture roles like Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, so I was a bit surprised when I found out he was the director. By the end of the movie I was impressed and thought that he did a great job delivering a well put together and entertaining story that was much better than the original.
The script was funny and entertaining. The Venom part of the dialogue was hilarious. The Venom and Eddie Brock dynamic had so many parallels to a real couple’s relationship. It was quite entertaining watching them navigate life together.
Tom Hardy’s performance was really impressive once I also found out that he also did the voice for Venom. He is such a physical character actor and delivers his lines so comedicly, it’s easy to watch him on screen, he was the star of this show. His tribute to Beverly Hills Cop was also a cool little nugget.
I was surprised that Michelle William's role of Anne wasn’t recast after her terrible performance in the first film, but I’m happy to say that she and Tom Hardy had much better chemistry this time around. In the original film she also had a terrible wig that I'm glad they fixed in the sequel.
Naomie Harris who played Frances Barrison aka Shriek was one of the most interesting characters for me. Harris transformed into someone unlike any other that she has played before. It was great to have seen her not be held down by typecasting and being able to tap into this different type of role.
Overall this was a very entertaining film and as always, be sure to stick around for the end credit scenes. I’m looking forward to the third and hopefully there will be some Spider-Man cross overs in the future as well.