Venom 2 4DX Review: A Rather Twisted Love Story

Venom 2 4DX is an experience that’s for sure as we bring you our review of the Marvel anti-hero sequel we never knew we needed.

After the first movie, this mismatched buddy comedy style film was certainly refreshing and I rather enjoyed it. During the last 10 films and unsurprisingly being a Marvel movie yet another milked opportunity was to come and now we have Venom 2.

Venom: Let There Ber Carnage sees the introduction of Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) as a serial killer on death row that wants to speak to Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and tell his story.

That story eventually leads to Eddie solving an unsolved case involving Kasady’s victims and as a result sends Kasady to the top of the list for execution.

During a brief encounter before his demise, Brock is bitten and now a symbiote inhabits Kasady’s body that turns into Carnage. A much more powerful version of our fan-favourite Venom.

Let the chaos begin.

Bouncing between an antihero movie and a love story this rather wacky and outlandish second instalment seems a bit indecisive when it comes to defining what it’s trying to achieve or be exactly.

Woody Harrelson’s character has been incarcerated for many years and we are exposed to a little back story that involves a woman who’s he loved for many years.

On the flip side, we have Eddie Brock who alongside his symbiote friend Venom are learning to co-exist in the same body.

Venom still has a hunger to eat bad guys whilst Eddie just wants to get on with life and get back to his once successful career.

This emotional connection between both Eddie and Venom is explored in much more detail in the second instalment whilst we also have Kasady yearning for another moment with his sweetheart before being sent for execution.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage actually steps away from the carnage and explores more emotional tones throughout to the point where it dominates the film.

It’s a very breezy, silly and ultimately enjoyable film but rather than all-out fights from start to finish we get this mans fight with his own demons storyline.

Harrelson is rather chilling in his role but when he becomes infected with Carnage the CGI takes over and it almost ruins Harrelson’s incredible performance.

Fight sequences are big, bold and beautiful on a big screen with giant set pieces and pixels collide in frenzied fun.

What did niggle me though was just how easily Cletus adapted to his new abilities. 

The whole of the first movie explored Eddie’s struggle with his symbiote dragged out for an entire movie but Cletus adapts like a hand in a glove and together they set out on a rescue mission with romantic interests taking priority over any sort of marvel at his newfound abilities.

Harris’ Frances Barrison plays the love interest and her ability consists of an ear-splitting scream. A scream so loud that her frequencies hurt both Carnage and Venom.

You can see where the story goes with that one can’t you?

As Carnage is eviler in intention to that of Venom the story pretty much writes itself after this point.

One particular scene that stood out to me is a brief moment when Venom leaves Eddie’s body and goes on a soul searching mission.

There’s some great camerawork involved here and not to mention the much more serious tone the film takes regarding feelings and finding your purpose whilst injecting a little bit of humour along the way.

4DX was an absolute thrill as is always the case with Marvel and Disney movies.

The insane fighting sequences threw me from left to right, the scent pods were non-existent in this particular movie but the wind effects and sprays were in full force as I was fully immersed in the story.

If you’re going to see a movie in 4DX make sure it’s a Marvel or a Disney film and you will not be disappointed!

Overall Venom: Let There Be Carnage was pretty much more of the same from the first instalment.

It didn’t blow me away neither did it bore me, it raced quickly through the main story and threw in more lovey-dovey tones throughout which didn’t seem right for a film titled after carnage.

I was expecting that all-out battle from start to finish and whilst I commend the filmmakers for taking a new direction instead of the copy and paste Marvel films of old it still felt very linear in its design and not the big showdown I was expecting 

As always with Marvel movies stay tuned for the end credits as yet another milking, I mean Marvel movie, looks to be on the way with Venom joining another popular franchise of superhero movies.