Is it bad? No, it’s very well done, and Tom Holland really solidifies himself as the best live action Spider-Man, bringing the wide range of emotions Peter Parker has to go through to life. The shoehorned characters from other series are all really well made and realized, and moments like The Punisher fighting The Hulk are some of my favorite parts of watching Marvel movies.
The story is arguably over-done, as its three or four ongoing storylines don’t really have much thematic commonality unless you squint really hard, but the quality of execution here makes it work very well. It’s a story that is a lot of nice and emotional moments weaved together, well enough that you don’t care that on paper, it might rub you the wrong way (No, Sadie Sink, do not mind control the innocent girl to kiss her ex!).
This being the first Tom Holland Spider-Man movie not directed by Jon Watts, instead expertly helmed by Destin Daniel Cretton with Holland exerting more creative control than before, the movie feels very different from the previous trilogy. This comes across not just in it’s art style and cinematography, but also tone and feel, as well as very different flavor of action scenes. It may not be as intense or as kinetic as that of No Way Home, but the choreography is clearer to follow here, you are never confused over what’s happening on screen.
I’m not as enamored by this movie as I was with previous Spider-Man movies, but I can appreciate that it was well done. I hope they try newer stuff for the next one.
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