Director Andy Serkis (the motion-capture king) takes the 2018 original and cranks the dial past 11. The result is lean, mean, and gloriously stupid. Let’s break down why Venom 2 is the strangest love story of the year. First, a confession: this movie moves fast. At just 97 minutes (including credits), Let There Be Carnage feels less like a feature film and more like an extended pilot for a cartoon you desperately want to keep watching. There is no fat on this bone.
That said, the mid-credits scene ( ) completely recontextualizes the entire movie. Without spoiling anything, it connects this goofy symbiote rom-com to the wider Spider-Man universe in a way that made my theater audience scream. It is the single most important post-credits scene since Nick Fury showed up in Tony Stark’s living room . The Verdict: A Beautiful Disaster Let There Be Carnage is not a good movie in the traditional sense. The plot is threadbare. The supporting cast (including a returning Michelle Williams) is given almost nothing to do. The villain’s motivation is basically "I was angry." venom 2
But it is an entertaining movie.
The banter, the mid-credits scene, and Venom saying "Jump, you pussy!" Stay for: The realization that you just watched the most expensive rom-com about co-dependency ever made. Director Andy Serkis (the motion-capture king) takes the
Is Carnage scary? Not really. But he is cool. The visual of the red tendrils slicing through prison walls and creating chaotic, jagged weapons is a massive upgrade from the gray mud fight of the first movie. First, a confession: this movie moves fast
However, the real MVP of the villain squad is Naomie Harris as Shriek. Her sonic scream powers are visually stunning (rippling concrete and shattered glass), and she brings a tragic, gothic energy to the film that feels like it wandered in from a different, better movie. If you came to see Venom fight Carnage, you get what you want. If you came to see a long fight? You might be disappointed. The final showdown happens in a cathedral (because why not?) and lasts about seven minutes. It’s chaotic, hard to follow in the dark lighting, and ends in a way that feels a little too easy.