Venom - Let There Be Carnage (2021) Movie Recap-Criticism and analysis
Really like the venom series, however I feel like it gets a little too much with the jokes at points. I would have liked a bit more serious venom. "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" takes the wild ride of the first film to the next level. Tom Hardy once again shines as Eddie Brock, and his dynamic with the CGI Venom continues to be the film's strongest asset. Their witty banter and chaotic partnership are even funnier and more engaging this time around. The action sequences are more spectacular and the film embraces its over-the-top nature with gusto. While the plot still isn't groundbreaking, the film delivers on the promise of high-octane entertainment. "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" is a significant improvement over its predecessor, proving that this franchise has the potential for more exciting entries. Cast Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady / Carnage Michelle Williams as Anne Weying Reid Scott as Dr. Dan Lewis Naomie Harris as Frances Louise Barrison / Shriek Stephen Graham as Detective Mulligan Amber Sienna as Party Guest Peggy Lu as Mrs. Chen Tom Hardy and they other actors always do a great job with their acting however, I felt the story this time was badly written! Too much junk in it, not enough suspenseful moments, not enough humorous situations in it like the first movie had. Had no love story either. After how his girlfriend felt him at the end of the first one, this second one would have been better if she was more involved with Venom's human form and showed more affection and romance with him. Then Venom would have caused problems and it would have been more funny. I was very disappointed in this second movie. The fighting scenes in the Church took way, way, way too long. Once Venom was back in his human they would have killed that other one much quicker! It just went on and on and on, way too long. Very disappointed! "But silliness was the first film’s strength. I respectfully disagree. The first film had no strengths. It was so poorly made I stopped watching it after half an hour. But that's just me. Imagine if people gave up on you after the first 3rd of your life. That movie was a delight and fun and kinda dumb but very human and unique which was rare for the genre. I'm sorry you couldn't stick it out, but you're not really allowed to comment on the whole meal's quality based on just the appetizer. As a writer, I actually disagree with this. My sense is that if I write a story that only picks up a third of the way through, I've failed. A person who puts down my story or book after only completing a part of it is absolutely giving me important feedback. Now, I might soothe myself by concluding that such a reader "missed the point" or "wasn't in my audience"--and that can even be true. But if the reader dropped out because I botched the first act, that's on me. The reader has no obligation to bear with me until I finally get my act together. They may tell themselves they’ve achieved an uneasy détente since the original “Venom” from 2018. They may get testy with each other and argue over who’s really in charge. But eventually, surprisingly, they reveal a genuine, emotional connection as they come to the shared realization that they’re actually better together. It may sound insane to ponder notions like vulnerability and tenderness given that we’re talking about a movie in which a preening alien lives inside an intrepid reporter, bickering and bantering with him in the growl of a diabolical Cookie Monster (also Hardy, having a ball). Sure, Venom is constantly grousing about how he doesn’t get to bust out enough and eat people, and that a diet of chickens and chocolate provides insufficient sustenance. He’s often the voice of Eddie’s fears and insecurities (“Just leave me alone, you’re always nitpicking!” Eddie complains), but he’s also Eddie’s chief cheerleader, encouraging him to reconcile with Williams’ Anne, who’s now engaged to the far more suitable Dr. Dan Lewis (Reid Scott). He is the little voice inside all of us, writ large. But silliness was the first film’s strength, which everyone involved seems to have realized and leaned into hard for the follow-up. The character of Carnage literally bellows: “Let … there … be … Carnage!” at which point viewers around the world will have to take a drink. Under director Serkis, taking over for Ruben Fleischer, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is zippy and breezy. It’s not about the world ending, as is so often the case in comic-book extravaganzas, and it’s only sort of about one man’s struggle with his own literal and figurative demons. Besides giving a gung-ho physical performance, Hardy shares story-by credit with returning screenwriter Kelly Marcel—who, by the way, was wise enough to mine “Fifty Shades of Grey” for its inherent, absurd humor. While the bondage gear here may seem appropriate, “Venom” offers a very different kind of complicated, intimate relationship.
