Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: October 1, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 48 Critic Reviews
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19
Mixed:
19
Negative:
10
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
85
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiSep 30, 2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a bold and brisk superhero story, unlike any other mainstream Hollywood film in the genre. It crams a heck of a lot of movie into an hour and a half, but it doesn’t feel like it needed to be longer. It just feels like we need more movies like it. Read full review
80
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyOct 23, 2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a love story written in blood, sweat and the slime of half-eaten brains. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert DanielsSep 30, 2021
It’s not the promised spectacle that cements Venom: Let There Be Carnage as touching, wild entertainment. It’s the themes of home, love, and companionship that make Serkis’ sequel another reason to want more “Venom” movies, and quickly. Read full review
76
CNETRussell HollyOct 8, 2021
If you liked the first movie, you're going to love this sequel. And if you weren't totally sold on the original Venom, there's every chance you'll like this movie a lot more. Read full review
75
UproxxVince ManciniNov 3, 2021
It’s silly, thoroughly disposable, and a breezy 90 minutes long. What else could you ask for? Read full review
75
The Film StageEthan VestbySep 30, 2021
Basically what separates this from other junky blockbusters is that everyone seems in on the joke, aware they’re making a sequel to a critically reviled, low-brow superhero movie. The easy-going tone set forth is infectious. Read full review
75
Washington PostKristen Page-KirbySep 30, 2021
What it lacks in originality it makes up for with a streamlined story, a sharp pace — there isn’t a superfluous moment or a wasted scene — and quips galore. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireSep 30, 2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is zippy and breezy. Read full review
70
VoxAlex Abad-SantosJan 21, 2022
On its face, Venom 2 is a no-frills, rock-and-roll superhero flick that unashamedly swings for the fences when it comes to camp and cheese. Yet beneath those elements, it’s strangely about finding love and the intimacy of relationships, building on the rom-com core of the first movie. Read full review
70
PolygonOliver SavaSep 30, 2021
Though it suffers from some of the first movie’s problems — mainly a shallow villain and underwhelming action — Hardy’s ownership of Let There Be Carnage has had a clear impact, with the movie recapturing the electric character dynamic from the original, and getting to the off-kilter odd couple stuff far earlier. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneK. Austin CollinsSep 30, 2021
Carnage is for the most part, in ways that count, another dirtbag delight. It’s a lesser movie than Venom, but one that scratches many of the same itches and then some. Read full review
70
Screen DailyTim GriersonSep 30, 2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a grander spectacle than the mediocre 2018 original, offering monster-movie mayhem with a welcome sense of humour about its own ludicrousness. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonSep 30, 2021
Let There Be Carnage flourishes in high-energy moments and feeds off low expectations; it’s the mold in the Avengers’ shower. Read full review
70
UproxxMike RyanSep 30, 2021
Yes, this movie is so stupid! But that seems to be the point. And Serkis knows the heart of these movies is the relationship between Eddie and Venom. Read full review
70
SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSep 30, 2021
There are countless superhero movies better than this. Better written, better directed, better acted, better made. And yet, Let There Be Carnage has a weird, quirky heart, and sometimes, that's exactly what you need to see. Read full review
70
IGNFrancesca RiveraSep 30, 2021
Taking itself less seriously and having more fun, its relatively short runtime is packed densely with plenty of action, character development, and campy humor. At the same time, it’s a love story about relationships evolving and learning to grow and trust each other. Read full review
67
Original-CinJim SlotekSep 30, 2021
If brevity is indeed the soul of wit, at a tidy 90 minutes, Venom: Let There Be Carnage is on point for what it largely is - a violently slapstick domestic sitcom. Read full review
67
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonSep 30, 2021
The results are deeply, charmingly dumb, especially the extended focus on the tete-a-tete between our tic-heavy underdog and his murderous companion. Read full review
63
The Associated PressLindsey BahrSep 30, 2021
It’s hard to overstate just how much the relative success of this film comes down to Hardy and his go for broke performances as Eddie and Venom. Read full review
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