The plot could use some work though (it doesn't make sense) T om Hardy is a master of accents and voices, human or alien. Admired by people of all ages and genders for his appearances on CBeebies Bedtime Stories , character acting chops and blockbuster fronting, he’s one of Britain’s best screen talents. For his apparently final attempt at playing American reporter Eddie Brock and his hilarious parasite Venom, he’s having lots of fun and so should we.
After the trials of Venom: Let There Be Carnage , Eddie is a wanted man hiding out in Mexico but he can’t stay quiet for long. There are military tough guys after our unlikely duo, led by the redoubtable Rex Strickland (Chiwetel Ejiofor) but more importantly a battalion of Venoms coming from another planet to mess with Eddie and humanity. Eddie and Venom go on the run when even their Mexican hideout seems unsafe and hook up with a hippy family, Rhys Ifans singing and smiling away – seemingly unaware of the hellfire approaching him and his family.
For the most part, the film bumbles along as a road movie with Eddie and his symbiote pal the prime public enemies. There’s a scientific sub-plot but most viewers will just nod and wait for more Hardy vocal dramatics. There’s fun to be had with Eddie and Venom – the former journalist the straight-faced man playing dumb, while his knowing alien has all the best jokes.
They share the same body but are once again are at loggerheads – Venom wants to eat all on their path, .
