Venom (2018) was a hugely conflicting film between fans and critics; many people really enjoyed it and many disliked the film, fortunately I am one of those who really liked it, so I was excited to watch the sequel, especially knowing that Carnage (one of the most beloved Marvel villains to ever be written) was in it.

First of all, I really enjoyed Eddie and Venom's dynamic in this film, which is great as it was one of my favourite things about the original; so those of you who may not have enjoyed Venom (2018) but liked the dynamic between the two characters, you may be satisfied with the sequel too. I also thought that the film displayed Tom Hardy's acting much more in this film. I wasn't originally hugely amazed by his performance and accent in the original but this film sold me on him more, which is great as I am incredibly fond of Hardy in his other roles such as Max in Fury Road (2015) and Alfie Solomons in Peaky Blinders (2013-), and also as a person in general. And I think that the CGI has improved since the first; I never had a huge problem with it in the first film, other than a few shots being off, but I couldn't find anything wrong with it in this movie. Woody Harrelson also is of course great as Cletus Kassidy, he is one of the funniest and coolest actors about today. One thing I'd like to add is that it's very consciously silly at times, more than the first I'd say. So if you didn't mind the goofiness of the original, then you won't have a problem with this one. But it won't be for everyone.

However, my main complaint is that I thought it was way too short. I didn't think it was enough to fully dive deep into finding a connection with the characters of Carnage and Shriek. Like I previously mentioned, Harrelson performs greatly and so does Naomie Harris for that matter (who plays Shriek), but the film is too short to appreciate them enough. I wouldn't go as far as saying that Carnage was underwhelming; I thoroughly enjoyed some action scenes involving him, but we didn't get enough time with him to appreciate him enough. I wasn't expecting the next Thanos, but I did want more.

My final thing, is the mid credit scene. You MUST stay for it, definitely one of the coolest mid credit scenes we've ever seen in a comic book movie. It will for sure get you excited for future appearances of Venom.

Overall, Venom: Let There Be Carnage is good comic-book movie worth seeing especially if you enjoy the first film and Marvel in general. You can definitely tell Andy Serkis is involved with this one, as it's very goofy at times and silly, but it can be quite dark and creepy at times. Just the main thing holding it back from being better from the first is the short runtime. But I very much enjoyed my time in the cinema watching this one.