Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s more complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance.
Venom: The Last Dance is a great example of epic action lost to poor shooting. It leaves the viewer discombobulated, confused and often motion sick. There are moments of “what could have been” that I can’t go into without major spoilers that leave me, as a fan of the comic series, devastated.
I saw one person call it air-headed escapism, and I can’t think of a better term than that! It really is the epitome of a bubblegum movie where you need not a single brain cell to watch.
The film is chaotic and never develops any new characters introduced. They kind of just are in the film, and they have a story, but HEY! HERE IS VENOM. Within this film, we get to explore more of Venom’s offspring, one of which is Agony. They’re one of my all-time favourite symbiotes that have incredible, unique abilities that are so integral to the storyline of what this comic is based on. I’m hopeful they can explore these in the future, as what was shown on screen was a COMPLETE rework. The only head cannon I can make from this takes heavy inspiration from Barry Allen’s The Flash. As a child, Dr. Teddy Payne is struck by lightning, and Agony taps into that “latent ability”. Hopefully, there is more to it than that.
This being Tom Hardy’s final movie as Eddie Brock, he does a great job of tapping into the character’s fatherly instincts after joining the Moon family on their road trip. I’m hoping this alludes to him having sired a son who hasn’t been mentioned as Brock. This would echo the comics, as Eddie wasn’t a part of his life then. However, this is all purely speculation because everything else in the movie is spoon-fed in the most painful way.
Great visuals paired with uneven storytelling made for a strange film to end a trilogy that shouldn’t have existed in the first place. The film barely does what it promises to be, and I don’t think it is worth the ticket price. I didn’t walk out, but I wouldn’t recommend it for your next visit to the cinema.
