Movie Review: Spider-man Homecoming

The costume is pretty good at least

This review is mostly for the sake of completeness so we can be extra brief:

Spider-man Homecoming is mediocre on most fronts. It is Marvel at its laziest. Instead of letting Spider-man tell his own story the film uses the reliably bankable Iron Man as its foundation. Robert Downey Jr.’s snarky Avenger provides the film with its villain, moral authority(!?), comic relief, and multiple deus ex machinas whenever the writers hit a wall. He even gives Spider-man his suit which is lame af. It’s a tedious story that only works in parts. On the positive side, Tom Holland and Michael Keaton both put in good performances. Tom has done a solid job embodying Peter’s chaotic nerdy vibe in a distinctly updated gen Z sort of way. I loved the Childish Gambino bits too.

Possibly worth watching to appreciate No Way Home or other phase 3 pre-Endgame MCU stuff, but otherwise feel free to skip.

Grade: C