Directed by: Jon Watts
Rating: ★★★★
Another review, another superhero reboot/sequel sort of prequel- but this time with Spider-Man, not that we haven’t seen him rebooted before…
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| Spider-Man is back! |
Regardless of Hollywood’s mission to continue to churn out the same characters, unlike The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which was pretty crap, Spider-Man: Homecoming is actually very good, as it breathes fresh life into a long running franchise by taking it back to school and casting solid, likeable young leads.
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| Spider-Man has a sidekick! |
With a prologue set immediately after The Avengers, we are introduced to Adrian Toomes (Keaton) whose salvage company are put out of business after being told that they cannot clean up the alien mess from the attack on New York.
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| Spider-Man in his new suit... |
Since he’s not too pleased about this, Adrian begins to steal the alien technology back in order to create super weapons, and soon becomes The Vulture.
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| Don't mess with The Vulture... |
Many years later, Spider-Man crosses paths with The Vulture and tries his best to end his schemes, in an attempt to prove himself to his newest employer, Iron Man.
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| Tony Stark takes Peter under his wing... |
Although the plot isn’t particularly unique, the focus of Peter balancing his school life, home life and superhero life is what makes the film different from the other Sipder-Man incarnations.
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| Peter is just trying to do the right thing... |
The young cast are funny, fresh and endearing, and there isn’t a typical ‘must save the love interest’ subplot which usually bogs down superhero films- particularly ones about Spider-Man.
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| The apple of Peter's eye... |
The film is fast paced, and jam packed with jokes, and the action sequences aren’t overly long and are fun. There’s no real ‘threat’ in this film- either from the villain or towards the main characters- and I really think this plays to the film’s strength.
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| There's danger, but no real threat. |
We all know Spider-Man isn’t going to die, so what is the point in pretending he will? Spider-Man Homecoming avoids falling into this fatal and boring trap unlike a certain other superhero movie, which allows the movie to be lighter, brighter and a very fun filled ride that everyone can enjoy.
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| Don't drop the elevator!. |
The best parts about the film are the turbocharged Spider-Man suit; the action sequence on the Washington Memorial and the great twist that occurs towards the end.
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| Climb, Spider-Man, climb! |
The cameos from other Avengers films are strong- particularly the one at the end- and the cast are, on whole, excellent.
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| Introducing the new and improved Aunt May. |
Tom Holland makes a great Spider-Man; Marisa Tomei is funny as the sexy version of Aunt May; Michael Keaton is Michael Keaton (and who doesn’t like Michael Keaton?) and Jacob Batalon as Ned is brilliant as Peter’s comic relief sidekick- he’s by far and away one of the best inclusions to the franchise.
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| Ned is brilliant! |
So although it may be another Marvel superhero movie that Disney have made to add to their mountains of gold, Spider-Man Homecoming is a fun, light action movie that is definitely worth a watch.
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