Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

64/100 Venom carries a codex, with the potential to destroy the universe, and is being hunted by really big, gnarly, aliens. I was really digging this film - the banter between Eddie and Venom was great, exciting action sets, interesting characters and a pretty good story - until after the river scene. Then the film stalled big time. The protracted VW trip was cringingly awkward and the dance bit in Vegas was silly and weird. The climax, although providing us with a whole bucket full of eye candy and exciting alien combat, didn't really wow me as much…

Okay, here’s the deal with Venom: The Last Dance. It’s like ordering your favorite burger and realizing halfway through they forgot the sauce. Tom Hardy? Still killing it as Eddie and Venom—his back-and-forth with himself is weirdly entertaining and even a little emotional. There are some genuinely fun and heartfelt moments that remind you why this duo worked in the first place. But man, the rest? A hot mess. The plot is all over the map, the new characters are forgettable, and the villain? Weak sauce. It feels like the filmmakers just kind of shrugged…

Please don’t make a Venom 4… this was a good last dance but please let it be a the last dance. No one likes a dance floor that doesn’t know when to stop.