Spidey's back!

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2017)

So, Spider-Man reboot no. 2....
After seeing Tom Holland cameo in Civil War, a lot of promise was shown. He embodied the character of the nervous teen Peter Parker pretty efficiently. I was curious to see how they would expand on it in this film.
Well, needless to say, they did a pretty good job. It ties into the narrative from Civil War seamlessly and does very well exploring the story of Peter Parker, desperate to impress Tony Stark so he will become an Avenger. However, he's still in high school and must deal with the stuff that comes with that.
The villain of the piece is the Vulture, played by Michael Keaton. A salvage worker laid off after the events of the Avengers, he attempts to smuggle and steal as much alien/advanced tech as he can and manufacture enhanced weapons from it, as well as cause havoc in his mechanical wing suit.
Essentially the meat of the story is Parker trying to gain significance. Being babied by Stark frustrates him and he tries to get involved in preventing more serious crimes, only to be reprimanded by Stark. It's an good dynamic, and also Holland may be my new favourite Spider-Man.
So, it's a decent flick, although it does get bogged down by a lot of stereotypical high school scenes we have seen already from countless other movies. Social outcasts, bullies, love interests, popular kids having a party, etc. Also, the plausibility of the technology of Spidey's suit gets a bit ridiculous. I know Stark is a tech genius, but seriously, a spandex suit with JARVIS-like AI? I know it's a movie, but still...
Other than that, this film was very entertaining and was certainly a breath of fresh air after the previous installment of Spider-Man on film. (shudders)