Movie · 2024 · Science Fiction, Action, Adventure · 1h 49m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 0.7/10 (685.7K ratings)
'Til death do they part.
Overview
Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.7/10
IMDb: 6.0/10
Letterboxd: 2.54/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 40%
Metacritic: 41
TMDB: 6.7/10
Director
Kelly Marcel
Production
Columbia Pictures, Pascal Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Hutch Parker Entertainment, Arad Productions
Cast
Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu, Clark Backo, Alanna Ubach, Cristo Fernández, Jared Abrahamson, Hala Finley, Dash McCloud, Andy Serkis, Reid Scott, Jack Brady, Ivo Nandi, Jake Allyn, Otis Winston, Jacob Tomuri, Brooke Carter
Where to watch
Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A noisy, uneven superhero road movie that works best as a bizarre buddy-comedy between Eddie and Venom. The action and story are messy, but the film has enough creature-feature energy, self-aware absurdity, and odd-couple charm to be entertaining if you’re already on its wavelength.
Best for
fans of chaotic comic-book sequels
viewers who enjoy campy, self-aware blockbusters
people who like creature effects and body-horror-adjacent sci-fi
audiences invested in the Eddie/Venom dynamic
watchers looking for a dumb-fun, low-stakes crowd-pleaser
Skip if
you want a tightly plotted superhero film
you dislike tonal whiplash and broad comedy
you need strong villain writing or emotional depth
you’re not interested in franchise continuity
you prefer grounded action over cartoonish spectacle
Overview
Venom: The Last Dance is less a superhero finale than a weird little road movie with symbiotes, chases, and a lot of tonal chaos. It leans hard into the odd-couple chemistry between Eddie and Venom, which remains the franchise’s main attraction even when the plot feels like it’s being assembled on the fly.
Worth noting
The movie has flashes of real invention: creature gags, shameless silliness, and a willingness to be ridiculous in public. That said, the action often feels weightless, the stakes are muddy, and the emotional beats never quite land with the force the film seems to want.
Bottom line
If you’re here for polished Marvel-style coherence, this is probably a miss. If you’re open to a messy, self-aware studio oddity that treats its own absurdity as a feature, there’s enough here to make it worth a look.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Gabby (3★) · 10412 likes
The fuck ass maroon 5 montage was lowkey top 5 moments of the year
Sydney🚀 (2.5★) · 7886 likes
Venom frog, venom fish, what’s next? Venom horse? The woke symbiote agenda is poisoning your childrens minds
i_am_shego (3★) · 7041 likes
venom’s on my “hear me out” cake
kumi (3.5★) · 5561 likes
what letter in lgbt is this
matt lynch · 5002 likes
Not remotely a good movie, not remotely a bad time.