The movie fails to understand what Carnage is as a character and it seems like the directors as well as the producers have zero understanding to why Venom and Carnage work so well in the source material. Maybe this movie is mindless blockbuster fun to some people but as a movie that promised to be a step up to the first, it failed to get the key things right. The fact that it's not rated R should've been telling by the start. If you want good Carnage content, pick up a comic book. You'll be far more entertained.