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Rating: 9/10 (31 August 2017)

Spider-Man:Homecoming had a lot of reasons to be bad. It's a second reboot in 5 freaking years, the very spoilery trailers, and there seemed to be over- reliance on the MCU with Tony Stark looking like he has a major part in the story (which kinda disgraces Spidey as a character, since he always manages on his own and that's what makes him such a great character). Well, thankfully, it only seemed so. Because this is one of the best Spider-Man movies.
To be honest, I never hated The Amazing Spider-Man movies. Yes, the second one was really weird, but I didn't really hate that one either. I just thought they had a lot of greater potential to reach, so when they quit with that series and decided to give it a reboot in the MCU, I was a bit skeptical. I really liked Holland's performance in Captain America:Civil War, that was a great start and even after two actors, Holland managed to bring the character of Peter Parker in another unique way (and that's the case in this movie too). But, based on the trailers, I didn't like where the whole thing was going. Spidey movies always had a unique feel to them and this looked like just another generic Marvel movie that doesn't even respect its character enough. It turns out, this is probably the best depiction of the character yet. Maguire wasn't much as Spider-Man, but he was a great Peter Parker. Garfield was a great Spider-Man, but too cool of a Peter Parker. Holland works beautifully as both. And that whole Tony Stark thing, he's really not in the movie that much and Peter gets around all by himself, just like it should be. The performances were all very good if not great and the characters are very likable, but one actor I would like to point out is Michael Keaton as the villain, The Vulture. He is incredible. Quite possibly the best Spidey movie villain yet. He's not bland, nor over the top. He's just the right amount of menace. And it's fantastic. There is even a certain plot twist that will make him all the more menacing, you will see for yourself. I also loved how, while the film might not have the feel of the rest of the Spidey movies, it doesn't have that same old MCU feel either. It has its own thing and it rocks.
But still, since I gave it a 9, there are some drawbacks I would like to point out. There are still some characters that are changed way too much. They don't even feel like the same characters, but I will not reveal who exactly. It's not that they are bad, but it just didn't feel right. Also, in order to add some more humor, I guess, Spidey is one bit too clumsy. And when he's in action, he should (mostly) slay it. And also, I get it that showing the origin for the third time already would be a drag, but they just threw it away, so we have a complete lack of origin. If in some case you don't know origin, don't expect to get it here. I was hoping there will be a creative way to show it again in a fast way (like in The Incredible Hulk) or at least mention it. But nope, it's completely left in the air.
Still, let alone these minor flaws, this was a surprisingly very good and fun outing with a lot of respect to the source material and a unique feel on its own. Looking forward to see more!