Returning from their short-as-hell journey into the MCU, Venom and Eddie Brock discover that they have become wanted fugitives due to their involvement in Let There Be Carnage and must now go on the run in an attempt to survive. They realize that the government is not the only threat they face, as they soon discover that the symbiote’s creator, Knull, has sent out symbiote hunters to seek out and capture Venom, as they contain the only means to release Knull from his imprisonment. With enemies coming from all sides, Venom and Eddie find this may be their last dance together. 

The story is a good send-off to the characters of Venom and Eddie Brock, characters we’ve come to know and love since 2018, but it is a very disappointing future look at the potential of this cinematic universe. The villain of the film, Knull, barely appears in the movie itself, and it feels more like they are trying to set him up as the universe’s Thanos. Though the build-up to this cinematic universe has been very disappointing, with the Venom movies being the only remotely successful or exciting films, there is almost nothing to be hyped for regarding the potential future of this Sony Spider-Man Less Cinematic Universe. 

Venom: The Last Dance stars Tom Hardy as retired journalist Eddie Brock and the alien symbiote Venom. Anne's love interest from the previous movies does not return for the third film. She isn’t even brought up or mentioned despite being a core part of the cast for the last two films. Mrs. Chen, played hilariously by Peggy Lu, returns and is still a favorite of mine in these films. Joining the cast is Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays Strickland, and Juno Temple, who plays Dr. Teddy Paine. All the new cast members are welcome additions, though some like Rhys Ifans, who plays a road trip traveling hippie named Martin. Spider-Man fans will recognize him as the villain Dr. Curt Connors, AKA The Lizard from The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). Still, his inclusion here feels off, as though his and his family’s addition to the film is a massive distraction from the main plot and feels completely unnecessary. Other than that, the cast all played their roles well. 

The action in these movies has always been a highlight for me, and this film has even more fun symbiote action. The fights are all mainly done with CGI due to the use of the symbiotes, so as long as you don't mind an excessive number of CGI fights in your movies, you’ll enjoy the action in this film.

Overall, Venom: The Last Dance serves as a somewhat satisfying conclusion to Venom’s trilogy but fails as an exciting transition to the future of the continually failing Spider-Man-less cinematic universe. If you didn’t particularly enjoy the last two Venom movies, there won’t be anything here to change your mind. In terms of whether or not the Sony Spider-Man-Less cinematic universe can survive without Venom, We’ll have to see if the upcoming release of Kraven The Hunter can change this franchise's fate.