Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Action, adventure, sci-fi
Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lou, Sian Webber
Director: Andy Serkis
Rating: 2/5

 

The 2018 ‘Venom’ was a mess and this sequel `Venom: Let There Be Carnage` is even more so. A mismatched-buddy comedy, messy CGI, unintelligible quips, teeth that look like an urban sky cape and extremities that mutate into ugly, gooey extensions – this one is bigger but definitely not better. There’s a hint of romance gone wrong between Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock and Michelle Williams’ Anne Weying, Woody Harrelson’s villainous Carnage and Naomie Harris’ mutant Shriek, but the obsession here is between Eddie and his alter-ego, the hulking symbiote that erupts from within him, Venom. The real fight for superiority is between Eddie and Venom – the rest are just extraneous add-ons. Venom, the alien lives inside Eddie the reporter and basically voices Eddie’s fears and insecurities.