While trying to make their way back to New York City to blend in with the crowd of people, Brock and Venom discovered that an alien hunter called a Xenophage was on Earth trying to kill Venom and obtain a key within the pair called the Codex. This could be used to free an evil alien warlord who was imprisoned by the Symbiotes, Venom’s species. While trying to escape the Xenophage and outrun the U.S. government, which encompasses most of the film, Brock and Venom ultimately end up at a laboratory where they collect and test Symbiotes. This setting is where most of the film's action takes place, as the Symbiotes and Venom have to work with the Government soldiers to fight an army of Xenophages in order to save their species.
     If this explanation sounds a little convoluted and confusing, it’s because it kind of is. While I did enjoy the movie, the plot was fairly weak and predictable, and there was little explanation done to contextualize this evil villain that the Codex was keeping locked away. OveralI, I felt that the villains in this film were fairly lackluster, with little to no personality or intricate motive. Even the ending felt a little rushed. Spoiler warning: in the process of killing the Xenophages, Venom has to sacrifice himself by leaving Brock’s body, ultimately ending this heartfelt relationship.

     While this part of the film was not too bad, it was the following scenes that left me feeling unsatisfied. Basically the head of the military formerly hunting Brock tells him he is free to go and get his own job back, cueing a montage of Venom and Brock’s best moments across each movie. The choice to use Maroon 5’s song “Memories” as the backing track was an interesting decision, to say the least. While it was funny, it kinda left me feeling like I watched a nearly two-hour movie just for them to end it by slapping together a few old clips and calling it a day.

     But what it lacks in substance and tangible quality, like any Venom film, it was certainly a good time. Venom and Brock’s constant bickering and sassy relationship will always be funny to me, and they incorporated a healthy amount of new and returning side characters that only strengthened the comedic quality. Although he usually plays dramatic roles, Tom Hardy does an incredible job creating humor through the fact that he is really just a guy and not some cliche day-saving hero.