I certainly don't need to convince you to watch Venom: Let There Be Carnage because you're going to - I'm here to tell you why it's good, and attempt to sway you into accepting my opinion as fact.

This film is so much of a rollercoaster (and not in a emotional-drama way) I didn't realize I'd watched the entire movie - the end credits rolled along in an orderly fashion and all I could mutter was "there has to be moar". My only issue with this film is its runtime - I need to see more fights.

Let There Be Carnage continues where Venom left off, and it's a great start to an already notorious anti-hero. The best part, however, is it continues this path while keeping in mind our social values and expectations need to be addressed to truly hit the best note. Venom begins to get a personality (aside from a lousy pun-cracking monster) and explores himself and who he is in the context of Earth and humanity. As Venom acquires these desires, they get in the way of Eddie's goals and this strife allows for both characters to evolve and develop in their own ways. As always, our hero will come out on top and the same goes for Venom and Eddie, though this time around they have a stronger relationship that's built on more than just power and an semi-obligation to protect the world from "eevil".

I take that back - no, not the good stuff about the movie but the thing where I said "something something one thing I didn't like"; I've actually got two. Twined together with the runtime is the actual narrative and character development, which took a slight beating from only getting an hour and thirty-odd minutes to go from zero-to-antihero. We only see a snippet of Venom's development and Eddie's outlook on the world becoming more aligned with his goals, and that's not enough to really flesh these guys out. If only this were at least two hours long and R-rated - that'd be the cherry on top of the cherry, which also happens to be on top of another cherry.