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Venom The Last Dance movie review: The title of Tom Hardy’s new Marvel film indicates that it is the conclusion to the Venom franchise, which started in 2018. While Ruben Fleischer did a good job with the original story, the sequel – Andy Serkis’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) – also reflects its title – an absolute carnage beyond redemption. However, the threequel succeeds in returning to its roots and turning in a moderately entertaining, but fitting finale.
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appropriate director
Venom: The Last Dance is directed by Kelly Marcel, who has been with the franchise since its inception as head screenwriter. The threequel to the testosterone-fueled Venom franchise is his directorial debut, yet it benefits greatly from his female vision — he also wrote Fifty Shades of Gray and Cruella. Kelly infuses the film – particularly the banter between Eddie and the Venom symbiote – with sweet, funny, unconventional, and even poignant moments.
For example, Venom is looking at the Grand Canyon and suggesting to Eddie to take retirement and seek refuge there. Or Venom seeing the animal in the middle of the road and happily shouting “Horsy Horsey Horse”. Or Venom putting on his dance shoes and dancing with Mrs. Chen to ABBA’s Dancing Queen. Or Venom hoping to reach New York so he can catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty – the lady who welcomes all visitors to America. Heck, we even see Venom crying by the end of the movie.
Plus, since Kelly has been writing the Venom movies for six years, he’s well aware of the struggles and layers that come with them. So when Eddie kills a female Army officer in self-defense – without blaming the symbiote – he realizes how he is turning into Venom, even when the symbiote doesn’t take him captive. Eddie saves the lives of many others in the end to find redemption, but that doesn’t stop the hero in him from despising Venom. “We are Venom” isn’t just a superhero punchline – it’s a way of life. Poison is as much a part of him as darkness is a part of all of us.
Ending? Finally
Despite this fresh look and layered approach, I would urge Kelly not to give in to the temptation of writing another Venom film. The franchise’s prospects have been exhausted and it can now take a back seat. Andy Serkis, who directed the horror sequel, voices Knull – a new supervillain who is “older than the universe”. He teases a return, but hopefully it’s for another property in the franchise since Venom has done its thing.
The symbiote takes on new shapes and forms in the threequel – taking over a horse, a fish, and even a frog. We also see several more symbiotes – including a Christmas coded one – and several new characters, but none of them are impressive enough to either propel the franchise forward or warrant their own spin-off . The only characters who come close to falling on that radar are a nomadic family of four who are traveling across the country in a shabby van to see the aliens at Area 51. And boy, do they see some.
In the age of multiverse storytelling, if a franchise or a character accomplishes its task, it feels revoltingly satisfying. One can hope that Tom Hardy as Venom can now hang up his symbiote, and he won’t be reviving himself for the sake of a cash cow like Deadpool and Wolverine. While Tom isn’t bad, his Venom isn’t as iconic as Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine or Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. After this final dance, can Eddie and Venom rest in peace?
