Venom The Last Dance – REVIEW

As a seasoned movie buff with over three decades of cinematic adventures under my belt, I must confess that Venom The Last Dance has left me with mixed feelings. On one hand, it delivers the expected dose of Tom Hardy’s electrifying performance as Eddie Brock and his symbiotic pal, Venom. However, on the other, it seems to have succumbed to the dreadful business model of ever-diminishing returns that often plagues trilogies.

wrapping up the Venom series is “Venom: The Last Waltz” or “Venom 3,” as it will undoubtedly be known, and signifies the last time Tom Hardy will portray journalist Eddie Brock. With the symbiote now functioning more like a trusted companion than an intrusive parasitic extraterrestrial, their relationship has taken on a buddy-comedy vibe. In this installment, they’ll face off against Krull (Andy Serkis’ talents underutilized), a slovenly, long-haired, lazy ruler hailing from another planet who dispatches his symbiote minions through time portals to Earth in an attempt to retrieve the enigmatic Codex. Although its purpose is never fully clarified, this mysterious artifact resides within Venom’s body and will only be extracted upon Venom or Eddie’s death, or when the symbiotes burrow too deeply into them, making this quest more suitable for Puff Daddy than intergalactic aliens.

In the sequel, any anticipation for Spiderman’s appearance is swiftly debunked following a brief scene where Venom humorously dismisses the multiverse concept with his line, “I’m so over this multiverse crap!” This quip stands out as the most memorable in the entire film. Once this plot thread is dropped, the pair embark on a cross-country journey, all while being chased by symbiotes. Their journey intersects with various groups: a military force led by Chiwetel Ejiofor, scientific teams headed by Juno Temple, an alien-hunting family led by Rhys Ifans, and the recurring villain from the previous film, Stephen Graham. Essentially, it’s an invasion of sorts, featuring a host of BAFTA award-winning actors adopting American accents.

In the second part of the movie, events become more like separate episodes instead of advancing the story, with brief scenes added mostly for length rather than progression. A notable example is a musical number in Las Vegas, where Mrs. Chen (played by Peggy Lu) reappears but fails to leave a significant impact after performing an Abba song and dance routine.

The Venom movies, compared to other Marvel superhero films, have typically lacked depth and underlying themes. However, they maintain an entertaining, sometimes unevenly paced tone. Venom’s dialogue stands out, balancing well with Tom Hardy’s tense character, leading them towards a climactic scene aiming for emotional impact, though it falls short of the intended effect.

The initial movie’s unforeseen triumph took quite a few people by surprise, yet the entire trilogy aligns with an unfortunate commercial pattern of decreasing profits over time. Given his involvement in scriptwriting, this seems like the perfect moment for Hardy to gracefully step away from the series.

Are we approaching the closing sequences? – referring to mid-credits and end credits, where you’ll have to wait through a lengthy list of credits before reaching the final, perhaps anticlimactic, end credit scene.

Here’s the Venom The Last Dance trailer……

2024-10-25 12:23

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