Venom 2 Review: Just as Subpar as the First Film!

Venom: Let There Be Carnage / Venom 2 is a 2021 Superhero film directed by Andy Serkis and written for the screen by Kelly Marcel. It features Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams reprising their roles of Eddie Brock and Anne, with Naomie Harris and Woody Harrelson introduced as Shriek and Carnage.

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The storyline of Venom 2, as suggested in the first film, sees our favorite antihero facing off against a new foe in serial killer Cletus Kasady better known as Carnage. So, let me begin by saying that I had moderately high expectations for this film before walking into the movie theater. I did not like the first film, but I thought they were some redeeming aspects to take and build this franchise’s future.

And more on a positive note, I honestly thought with Andy Serkis helming Venom 2 as the director would fetch better results and a good product on the overall scale. Well, I was wrong cause this movie is just about as bad as the first and worse in some ways.

The one thing I can really say about this film besides the odd yet entertaining relationship between Eddy and the Symbiote returning from the first film is that the film is literally under 90 minutes. So it’s extremely short, and you won’t have to suffer for long.

More on the negatives, I love Woody Harrelson as an actor, but, OH MY GOD! is he bad as Carnage. I fully anticipated since he was revealed as Carnage back in the end credits of Venom 1 for his portrayal to be terrible. It certainly was, and he was completely miscast. The screenplay by Kelly Marcel (who also co-wrote the first film) was again just not good or even half-decent.

Now, as far as the positives go for Venom 2, Tom Hardy impresses once again as the titular character as he added a lot to the humor of the film, which was funny at times. The direction by Andy Serkis, who last dabbled with the director’s chair in 2018s Mowgli, was competent. But there isn’t much else to write home about.

Overall, Venom 2 or Venom: Let There Be Carnage isn’t awful, but it is certainly not good on any given day. I would sit through it again simply because it was shorter than most comedies. One Last thought, the post-credit scene was the best part of the movie. I would see the film just for that.

‘Venom 2’ Rating – 2/5

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