Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021 · Directed by Andy Serkis
Original language: English
- science fiction
- action
- adventure
The story
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
What it’s like
Bright, busy digital imagery with glossy night city streets, saturated neon signage and a lot of frenetic handheld movement, the camera often crowding close to Tom Hardy's antihero as he bounces between a dry, wisecracking sincerity and his growling, fanged alter ego. Its sound is loud and cartoonish: thudding percussive score, wet slurps and crunches on the action beats, and comic one-liners landing between bursts of chaos. Scenes move quickly and the rhythm is brisk and episodic, with the mood veering from buddy-comedy banter to pulpy horror and back again. The tone is playful, lightly ghoulish and high-energy rather than dread-soaked, though the serial-killer material brings sharp, brief spikes of violence, gore and menace, including bloody set pieces and a feral, unhinged villain. It is best suited to a loud, popcorn-hungry evening or a sequel-night with friends, and to viewers who want a rowdy, comic-book blockbuster with a bit of creepiness and a wry, bromantic core rather than anything gentle or slow.
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