After finding a host body in investigative
reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the
alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
Director: Andy Serkis
Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Naomie
Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, Woody Harrelson
Release Date:
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of
violence and action, some strong language, disturbing material and suggestive
references
Runtime: 1h 30min
Review:
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is the kind of
sequel that takes what worked in an underwhelming original and goes all in with
them. Andy Serkis directs his film with
a kinetic sort of energy that’s hard to ignore.
It works best when it focuses on Hardy’s Brock and his symbiote
bickering back and forth like the world’s strangest odd couple. It’s goofy and silly but it’s enjoyable for
large chunks of its brisk runtime. Woody
Harrelson chews up scenery with impressive gusto as the film’s villain. Harrelson seems to relish in these sort of
oddball and he’s clearly having a ball it’s just a shame he doesn’t have a
better script to work with. There’s an
overall sense that Harrelson is slumming here just like Michelle Williams and
Naomie Harris who’s criminally underused here. Venom: Let There Be Carnage is
the type of cinematic fast food that more enjoyable than it should be and
probably bad for you if you have too much of t.
C
