In 2018, you could have argued that a movie centered on Venom’s character made a lot of sense, maybe as a build-up to a great battle on screen between Spider-Man and the inky edifice known as Venom. (The most recent cinematic battle between the two characters portrayed in Spider-Man 3 by Sam Raimi quite many fans are still looking for a proper remake). These were pre-COVID pre-Death on the Nile Puma days and as always, it was the world of comic-book movies that dominated the scene. Such was the fading interest in the character by the time the first sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage came out in 2021. Although the domestic box revenue was close to each other, the international revenue for the second only did half of the first one. With the alleged third installment Venom: The Last Dance being bandied about it becomes clear that the franchise, if we were generous, and limp cock-eyed to the finish line. Not even with the much-dreaded showdown with Spider-Man taking place.
Could this be the last time we see Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and his iconic voice? Who knows. The movie gives contradictory evidence as if it is playing safe to investors. Hardy appears to be the last one carrying the torch, but there is a very high probability of the character of Venom making an appearance in the future, with or without Brock. After all, it’s an entirely different concept Where Shaikhan is the other person in control of Knull (the director of Let There Be Kreed as well as motion capturing Andy Serkis) Edge, who is quite a big he does not have much to do. He appears off from motion, it seems Ossony does seem to be putting it. There are always better players than Shaikhan God’s speed on that.
The Last Dance seems to tell its story out of order. Eddie is seen fleeing humans and aliens, while some of the employees stationed at Area 51 are also depicted. On the one hand, there is the rational, calm Dr. Payne (Juno Temple), who is a Venom researcher, and on the other, there are blood-thirsty soldiers such as Rex Strickland (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who only intend to annihilate him. I trust Temple and Ejiofor was well paid here because the roles they play can be best described as small and neglected.
Meanwhile, back in the Void where Knull resides, he is feeling quite confined to his current state of existence and has dispatched his xenophobes, which are his pet monsters, in search of a key that would allow him to escape. This key, which is called a “Codex”, hid conveniently in Eddie when Eddie got resurrected by Venom. However, a Xenophage that has just traced it to Eddie and killed him is currently on a less-than-joyous rampage on Earth. But there is also an interesting twist: A Xenophage is only capable of tracing the Codex when it is powered on (or in other words when Venom takes over) so until further notice, the Xenophage can’t see Eddie for as long as he is human. To keep out of his reach, he decides to ‘travel under the radar’ by tagging along with hippie parents Martin and Nova Moon (Rhys Ifans and Alanna Ubach) and their kids who are on a vacation to explore Area 51.
Everything mentioned so far is just the intro leading up to the expected large CGI fight sequence which takes up the last thirty minutes. It most likely could be animated since it does not appear to be built around real performers doing any acting. It is loud and disorderly but by no means entertaining in the slightest. Maybe aware that there isn’t much interaction with the audience, Kelly Marcel who has worked on the other two Venom films as a writer but was the director for this one includes a flashback on how much younger Tom Hardy looked when getting into the franchise six years ago but serves more as an attention grabber.
For the most part, the first hour of The Last Dance utilizes the instant road trip formula with a few entertaining moments along the way. Amidst everything, there is a rather good scene where the characters fight on top of a plane, but it is rather too short in duration to leave a greater impact. Mrs. Chen (Peggy Lu) and Venom share a dance to an ABBA song. This sensation is also felt during the characters Moons and their kids while on a road trip. Regrettably, the witty dialogue and repartee that made the first two Venom films so enjoyable, the interactions between Eddie and the symbionts, is all but absent this time around. It’s still present, but detached from the rest of the conversation and more much like an afterthought instead of a piece of the plot.
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