Venom The Last Dance review

 

Who would've thought that Venom would get an entire trilogy but here we are at it's conclusion which ends with a stark warning of something far more sinister on the horizon. Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock / Venom and as with the previous two movies he carries this series on his back and is the only thing worth your time. This time around both symbiote and host are on the run after the previous move as they go from Mexico to Las Vegas and ultimately New York. Being hunted by the police and other agencies is the least of Venom's worries however when he learns that his creator is attempting to escape thr prison he and the other symbiotes imprisoned him in. So in a sense this movie doesn't have a direct villain so to speak it's more doing stuff from the shadows and while that idea is fine on paper on execution it really doesn't work all that much here as Eddie Brock has nobody to really bounce off of except the symbiote inside of him. 

And boy oh boy do Eddie and Venom bounce off one another. So much so that it really does become the vocal point of the whole story as they try to outwit various Aliens who are hunting them down as the key to unlocking the prison of the symbiote god lies within Venom when he is merged with Eddie Brock. The Last Dance chugs along at a snails pace for the first two acts including a really rather pointless side part about an alien obssessed hippie family that really doesn't do anything for anyone other than them being there for Eddie to save in the final act. It's meandering pointless and a waste of time that could've been spent doing something else far more productive. 

Venom The Last Dance in retrospect isn't a terrible movie infact it's far better than the previous entry mainly due to Tom Hardy and a third act that feels somewhat earned and interesting. It's nothing amazing by any means and probably isn't worth paying to see in a theater but on streaming servies then sure this could be a mindless fun time to be had. Who knows what the future holds for the character but for now it is farewell to the symbiote. 

★★★