Keeping it fresh.

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2017)

My expectations were low going in. I wasn't as fan of the Raimi installments but was warming up to the Amazing Spiderman movies that were discontinued. A real shame as in those we actually got the spiderman in suit as portrayed in the comics. And more importantly; not so much a nerdy but a more smart-ass Peter Parker. So now there is this movie. So how was it? Pretty decent and fun actually!
Peter here is a young kid grounded in this modern day and age. The movie plays more like a teen coming-of-age movie than let's say the latest Marvel Avengers entry. We see high school (prom) insecurities being played up, a wing man for comic relief, being unpopular while having a crush an the popular girl of the class. Actually it's nicely done; just tip toing between cliché while keeping it fresh. The cultural diversity was also good.
The acting is top notch. Holland plays it pretty straight as a quirky hyper kid full of ambitions. The jokes land just right, most of the time. I do feel Keaton was severely underused in the movie, but hey he is the villain.
How's that saying again in another superhero flick? Not the Spiderman we want, but the one we deserve.