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Watching this is like having so much fun one moment immediately followed by too much generic 'superhero movies' BS.
Vampire"Let There Be Carnage Movie Review Rating:
Star Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Woody Harrelson
Director: Andy Serkis
The Good: The troublesome relationship between Eddie and Venom has grown (and enjoyable) and is nearly forty minutes less than its prequel. It will show you how you can finish it quickly if you're sure you're not likely to survive it.
What's bad: Filmmakers do not just fail to grasp the real strength of the film, but they continue to add additional generic superheroes clutter to the mix.
Loo Break: It's only the 97th minute, so you'll keep it!
Watch or not? Although I was not a fan of the first film the film earned $800 million at the box office and even this film is still fresh at 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and who would I be to suggest something to you?
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Available on Theatrical Release
Time: 97 minutes
Venom Eddie (both Tom Hardy) continue their "symbiotic" relationship after they have created the basis of it from the initial part. Imagine if Charizard enters Ash and calls themselves "lethal protectors" this is what Eddie & Venom are. In an attempt to recollect his life that has been scattered, Eddie approaches to interview the serial killer Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) who he had previously interview. Naturally, this would not go well due to plot points, and what else could Cletus become the Carnage?
Then Cletus reconnects with his former lover, who has the ability to slash people by screams (nope no, we're not talking of Dolly Bindra), Frances Barrison AKA Shriek (Naomi Harris). With two threesomes in the story including Venom-Eddie-Anne (Michelle Williams) and Cletus-Carnage-Shriek, we see how they try to end each other just because one psychotic serial killer had the fetish of biting people to taste their blood.
VENOM THE VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE MOVIE REVIEW: SCRIPT ANALYSIS
The makers then decide to name their film "Venom: There Be Carnage' but the main character is on a mission to let There Be No Carnage' all through. (The below joke was written solely for those who know the importance of humour. There is no personal acclaim.) Tom Hardy & Kelly Marcel's story has everything that each generic sequel claims to offer like a more compelling story, more performances and a better title, but is it worth the price? (ahem... The Men In Black international ...ahem). This movie tries to change the boring bromance of Eddie & Venom from part 1 into a Deadpool/Wilson-like (minus the fabulous fourth-wall funk) friendship with some on-the-nose comedy.
Kelly Marcel's screenplay is much more refined this time around and this is largely due to the built-in (and enhanced) connection between main brothers. The issue I had with the prequel was that they didn't get Eddie Venom in the way they wanted too fast producers spotted making the two characters extremely popular in this movie, as well as the introduction of a brand new issue. The attempt to give Carnage the same amount of importance to Venom can be seen as a time-setter in this movie. It's like having too much enjoyment in one frame, but then being then being bombarded with generic "superhero" movies' BS.
THE VENOM MOVIE REVIEW: THERE BE CARNAGE MOVIE REVIEW: STAR PERFORMANCE
The film is one of the parts of the series where you are enticed by the main character, as it clarifies my question about "Why Tom Hardy for this?" He's no more than a cute loser, as the character has a vicious companion who has his back up against anyone. While he's a superhero, Hardy manages to underplay the underdog, displaying a regal charm. There's nothing heroic about him, and that's an amazing ability (apart from the frightful creature that lives inside him and will eat anything it can).
Michelle Williams' contribution to the story diminishes from her work as a prequel. She's reduced to Eddie's love story , and she's given key scenes with a view to let Eddie take on the role of the champion. Michelle's Anne is left with a low or no voice, suffering from an unsatisfactory character sketch.
It's a simple matter to give Woody Harrelson any character & Harrelson will play it as if he's looking for acting accolades. Despite the flaws, he rises and shines as an insane killer. The character he plays turns out to be someone you'd love to be able to see in a different film. Naomie Harris's Shriek creates too much confusion to an already chaotic story. She's great, but her character isn't.
The Venom Movie The Movie: There Be Carnage Movie Review Music, Direction
Andy Serkis has made movies like Breathe (Andrew Garfield) and Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle previously, but this is his first time taking a step into this particular area. The shaky narrative adds some bumps in the road however Serkis is trying to hold his own with the Eddie-Venom trump cards, which are designed to provide at least a few elements to keep you in line.
Marco Beltrami isn't "Logan" or "The Wolverine' in this instance, but he gets the job completed. Louis Armstrong's song Let's Call The All The Things Off is brutally slain in an incident that doesn't justify using the song and proving that everyone isn't Harry met Sally.
The Venom Movie"Let There Be Carnage Movie Review The Final Word
When all is said and done it's an important step towards the right direction. However, the issue is that it's going too slow. The post-credit sequence is sure to create plenty of excitement and anticipation for the following sequence, but it's going to require a lot of revisions.
Two and one-half stars! (Half higher than the previous one. With this pace I'll rate Venom 5 with 4 stars.)
Venom Allow There To Be Carnage Trailer
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