A Realistic Villain

Rating: 9/10 (12 July 2017)

I love comic book movies. However, it gets tiresome watching the continued parade of super villains with grand agendas to take over and/or destroy the world. Michael Keaton's well-played Vulture has no such grand designs. He just wants to support his family comfortably, even if his business is less than legal. He uses the deeds of those who are more rich and powerful than him as justification. That's it. No grand designs to take over the world, and no deliberate attempt at mass destruction (although that accompanies any decent comic book movie regardless). When teenager Peter Parker interferes with those plans, the only revenge plot is to keep Spider-man from interfering with his family business. Again, simple plans. It is the simplicity of the villain and the superhero that made this movie a breath of fresh air in comparison with its competitors. This is one of the best comic book movies since The Dark Knight.