The empty auditorium could have been a sign of how exhaustive “Venom: The Last Dance” was going to be. One of Marvel’s favorite anti-heroes returns for the last part of the “Venom” trilogy, starring Tom Hardy as both journalist Eddie Brock and alien symbiote Venom. Although audiences were not expecting a lot from this film, it is still a massive letdown for the fans.
The film starts off with Brock and Venom at a bar in Mexico. Brock is running away from the disastrous events that resulted from his battle with “Carnage,” a bloodthirsty red symbiote from the prequel “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.” The battle leftBrock as the main suspect of the murder of former police officer Patrick Mulligan, who is actually alive and possesses a symbiote named “Toxin.”
The film failed to convey all the various backstories into one cohesive plot, along with the addition of new storylines into the already complex narrative, creating a confusing and heavy mess of a film. Moreover, the CGI shown in the film is no different than the film’s plot: a catastrophe.
A sequence halfway through the movie showing Venom and Mrs. Chen, owner of the convenience store in Chinatown, dancing to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” makes it more evident that the CGI in the film is not only a product of indolent work but also the result of a cash grab production. The scene is long-lasting and tiresome, giving the only three people in the theater enough time for a bathroom break.
The seemingly emotional ending of the trilogy is overshadowed by the dreadful acting and squirmish dialogue, excluding Hardy’s performance which is perhaps the only reason the film is somewhat watchable.
With absurd plot holes, messy visual effects, corny song choices and awful dialogue delivery, “Venom: The Last Dance” is simply a way to hastily end the “Venom” storyline, leaving the audience with a feeling that this film is just a mere waste of their time.
