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Is Carnage scary? Not really. But he is cool. The visual of the red tendrils slicing through prison walls and creating chaotic, jagged weapons is a massive upgrade from the gray mud fight of the first movie.

But it is an entertaining movie.

That said, the mid-credits scene ( ) completely recontextualizes the entire movie. Without spoiling anything, it connects this goofy symbiote rom-com to the wider Spider-Man universe in a way that made my theater audience scream. It is the single most important post-credits scene since Nick Fury showed up in Tony Stark’s living room . The Verdict: A Beautiful Disaster Let There Be Carnage is not a good movie in the traditional sense. The plot is threadbare. The supporting cast (including a returning Michelle Williams) is given almost nothing to do. The villain’s motivation is basically "I was angry." venom 2

Director Andy Serkis (the motion-capture king) takes the 2018 original and cranks the dial past 11. The result is lean, mean, and gloriously stupid. Let’s break down why Venom 2 is the strangest love story of the year. First, a confession: this movie moves fast. At just 97 minutes (including credits), Let There Be Carnage feels less like a feature film and more like an extended pilot for a cartoon you desperately want to keep watching. There is no fat on this bone. Is Carnage scary

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is streaming and available on Blu-ray now. Turn your brain off, turn the volume up, and enjoy the slime. The visual of the red tendrils slicing through