‘Venom: The Last Dance’ is a fun and fitting send-off to Tom Hardy’s alien antics (review)

With the exception of James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy, few Marvel-based superhero movies in recent memory have cultivated wicked charm, dark humor and delirious fun like the three “Venom” films, and the final triumphant entrance, “Venom: The Last Dance,” does not disappoint in any way.

Much of the credit for the success of this third and final entry in the “Poison“The trilogy is for first-time director Kelly Marcel, who handles this $120 million production like a seasoned pro.

Marcel, who co-wrote 2018’s first “Venom” movie and wrote its 2021 sequel, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” shared script credits this time on “the last dance” with its charismatic star Tom Hardy. Together they have sent the voracious symbiote in grand style here, with an energetic and boisterous entertainment that lasts just 109 minutes.

Released last weekend by Sony Pictures and has already grossed $175 million worldwide, “Venom: The Last Dance” does exactly what it set out to do, and it pulls it off with the confidence of knowing what its strengths are and delivering them to “Venom” fans who might feel a little choked up by the film’s conclusion.