Venom: Let There Be Carnage is streaming and available on Blu-ray now. Turn your brain off, turn the volume up, and enjoy the slime.
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. venom 2
Tom Hardy is doing something special here. He plays Eddie with a slouch and a mumble, but he voices Venom with a deep, operatic gravel. The chemistry between the actor and the CGI is better than 90% of actual human rom-coms. Venom: Let There Be Carnage is streaming and
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. Her sonic scream powers are visually stunning (rippling
But it is an entertaining movie.
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."