The final part of the Venom trilogy is an uncoordinated mess of scenes that seems to have been lazily slapped together, writes our reviewer.

It’s not a high bar – and yet, it’s still one that director Kelly Marcel’s Venom: The Last Dance manages to limbo beneath. Expectations should not be excessive going into the film; the ineptitude of Andy Serkis’ Venom: Let There Be Carnage following Ruben Fleischer’s Venom taught that particular lesson (not to mention Sony’s baffling and dreadful other efforts at expanding its Spider-Man Minus Spider-Man franchise).

You’re either on Venom’s wavelength or you’re not. If you are, you’re not alone, because as it turns out, a lot of folks are. The wildly successful Marvel series from Sony comprises a triptych of strangely appealing comic book movies featuring Tom Hardy’s take on journalist Eddie Brock and his sassy symbiote sidekick,

Tom Hardy is a one-man comedy duo who deserves better than Venom: The Last Dance. The English actor has played a variety of tough guys, from gangsters (Legend) and supervillains (The Dark Knight Rises) to the ultimate road warrior (Mad Max: Fury Road).

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