Marvel and Sony collaborated in the creation of the second Venom movie, bringing in a $90 million dollar debut.
Marvel has been spoiling their fans this year, releasing a new show or movie for each month of 2021. From their Disney+ successes with WandaVision and Loki to movies like Shang-Chi and Black-Widow, Marvel CEO Kevin Feige says that post-Avengers: Endgame, they still have a lot to offer. However, how does Venom: Let There Be Carnage, a collaboration film between Sony and Marvel, compare to other recent Marvel successes?
Popular movie critic organization Rotten Tomatoes reported, “If you’ve seen the first Venom, then you’ll know what you’re getting into with the pairing of Eddie Brock and Venom in the sequel. The film doubles down on the awkward relationship between the two, and it can be seen as very silly and foolish. This goes on throughout the film, and you can either go along for the ride or roll your eyes at how ludicrous the dialogue and scenes can be. Venom: Let There Be Carnage has Venom fighting Carnage, and it delivers on that. Everything else just falls apart with the rushed editing, poor pacing, and bad dialogue. The best part of the whole film is the end credits scene, and Michelle Williams seems to be having a blast in her role.”
The film carried weight behind it prior to its film with high expectations from Marvel fans. Rumors were surfacing of a Spider-Man-Venom collaboration; however, it appeared unlikely that this would come true considering the complicated relationship between Sony and Marvel. Because Sony owns certain rights to Spider-Man and Venom, this complicates how the characters can be used in the MCU franchise while also following their own solo stories with Sony. However, with this collaboration movie, Sony and Marvel were able to release a movie that ties the two companies together while also creating an entertaining and enjoyable film.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage exhibits a basic and concise plot with excessive dialogue that seems redundant at certain times in the second act. Director Andy Serkis was shooting for a more comical film that would highlight the dynamic between Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and Venom (Tony Todd) while also incorporating a menacing villain. While the humor was definitely an enjoyable aspect of the movie, fans who were expecting a more intricate plot were left disappointed as the real plot-developing moments only came in the third and final act.
What is crucial to note, however, is that the Venom character is a villain at heart. While the movie shows him fighting off another evil, fans and movie critics are expecting a more wild and vicious character in the next films. Andy Serkis made sure to include this aspect in the movie by creating a craving for Venom to eat everyone’s heads. Because this movie received an audience score of 84 on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is definitely worth watching if expectations are limited to just humorous dialogue and action.
