Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) has a lot of problems, the least of which is a rude semi-permanent houseguest in the form of an alien symbiote named Venom. Venom feels like Eddie ignores his needs just because they happen to involve murder. Meanwhile, serial killer Cletus Kassidy (Woody Harrelson) wants Brock to publish a message for him in exchange for info about Kassidy's unrecovered victims. Brock thinks it's typical sociopathic narcissism but Kassidy is actually reaching out to his One True Love, Frances (Naomie Harris), locked away for being a dangerous mutant. An accidental transfer sees Kassidy infected with his own symbiote, Carnage, facilitating an escape for himself and Frances. Venom and Eddie have to work out their relationship issues in time to save the entire city.
This is the rom-com I have been waiting for. Man and tentacle beast in harmony. The first Venom was all about coming to an arrangement in pursuit of a common goal but now, it's a long-term dependency which comes with so many more rules and accommodations on both sides.
Also, it's fucking hilarious. The dialogue is so fast and Hardy's "Venom voice" is so weird, it might actually take a couple of viewings to get all the one-liners. Wait until it comes out on streaming and then turn on subtitles. That's my plan. Also, huge shout-out to Peggy Lu as the incomparable Mrs. Chen. A star.
As of right now, Venom 2 is exclusively in theaters. Give it about a month and it'll probably drop onto HBO Max or Amazon.
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