Could have used less of Tom Holland

Rating: 7/10 (11 July 2017)

I'm sure most of you know that you always need to stay through the credits of a Marvel Superhero flick to catch some "bonus scenes". In the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING, I would highly recommend that you stay through the entire credits for the scene AFTER the credits - perhaps Marvel's best "credit scene" ever.
So, it has that going for it, which is nice.
SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING has a lot of things going for it. To wit:
1). Makes good use of familiar Marvel characters and situations from previous MCU films. Most notably Jon Favreau's Happy Horgan, Gwyenth Paltrow's Pepper Potts and (especially) Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark/Ironman - used just right (and just enough) to be entertaining.
2). Marisa Tomei is EXCELLENT as Aunt May, fulfilling the promise that her cameo in CAPTAIN America: CIVIL WAR promised.
3). Michael Keaton is also EXCELLENT as the villain in this film - Vulture
4). The diversity of faces in Peter Parker's High School, most notably Jacob Batalon's take on Peter Parker's friend, Ned was a welcome site - though I would have liked more of Zendaya's Michelle and Donald Glover's Aaron Davis.
5). Spiderman lived up to the "Friendly Neighborhood" part of his title. It was refreshing to see a more "down to Earth" story and not some big intergalactic, global battle.
6). The pacing of the film - and the action scenes - were solidly directed by Jon Watts (COP CAR - I know, I hadn't heard of him either), a pleasant surprise. It also was a welcome relief that this film didn't try to "pile on" the villains, keeping just with The Vulture - another pleasant surprise.
All of this adds up to a strong film, right?
Well...it would...if it wasn't for one small thing that bothered me...the performance of Tom Holland in the titular role.
I really enjoyed Holland's take on this character when he made his extended cameo in CAPTAIN America: CIVIL WAR and was looking forward to him in this film. But, truth be told, his Peter Parker/Spiderman started getting on my nerves after awhile. I think a little of his portrayal goes a long way Kind of like eating a vending machine bag of Dorito's - it's satisfying, and leaves you wanting more. But try to eat a full, BIG bag of Dorito's and you get sick of Dorito's pretty quickly.
All in all, a good, solid addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe - and a fairly strong film. But, in this "year of the SuperHero" flick, it is only my 4th favorite of this genre this year.
Letter Grade: B
7 (out of 10) Stars and you can take that to the Bank(OfMarquis)