Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his symbiote Venom (also Tom Hardy) are on the run after things went pear-shaped in San Francisco. Not only are they wanted by law enforcement in several states, they are also being hunted by an inter-dimensional monster called a Phage that wants them to unlock the astral prison of Nhull (Andy Serkis), the evil god of symbiotes.
Normally, I think you can walk into a superhero movie with basic knowledge and you'll be fine. This is not one of those times. I don't know if I was just at my processing capacity for the week or if it had been too long between installments, but I needed a primer. So make sure you refresh yourself on the previous two movies as well as the mid-credit sequence from No Way Home before you fire this up. I think it will help a lot.
On its own merit, this is probably the weakest entry and I'm a little sad this is how it's going out, since it started so strong. It felt wishy-washy and unsure of its direction which kind of also works as a metaphor for Sony-owned Marvel properties as a whole.
When the movie works, it does so because of Tom Hardy's dual performance as Eddie interacting with Venom. There's still magic there. Everything else feels tacked on and generic. It's still in theaters but it'll be coming out on streaming for the holiday season I would imagine.
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