Good, but not good enough

Rating: 6/10 (12 July 2017)

I was really looking forward for this movie. I had some really high hopes for it, but unfortunately, Spider-Man Homecoming fails to deliver a satisfying, full, and substantial movie.
One of the main issues of this movie is one that is shared with many MCU movies (recently being Dr. Strange and GotG Vol.2) where comedy takes center stage and casts aside a vibrant, appealing story, a memorable villain, and proper character development.
Peter Parker's main goal is to become an official Avenger and for some reason, the movie treats this motive as a bad idea and instead decides that having Peter Parker, a poor youth from Queens living with his single aunt, be a mini Iron Man with a high tech suit is a great idea and definitely not against what Spider-Man is about at all!
None of the central characters are taken seriously aside from Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Aunt May is treated as a joke as everyone in the movie wants to have sex with her, the Vulture's motivation for becoming a villain definitely has some potential but was poorly executed and rushed, and his sidekick Ned, while not annoying, definitely felt out of place as Spider-Man's sidekick... His sidekick!!! Since when does Spider-Man need a sidekick? Especially early on in his life. And do not get me started on the new version of Flash Thompson... A total embarrassment.
The movie, however, is not all bad. Homecoming does hone in on some elements of Spider-Man where he struggles with his powers and the responsibility that comes with them. Also, Tom Holland definitely is the best Spider-Man so far.
One of the main reasons why I hold Spider-Man as my favorite superhero is because of how cool the web-swinging around New York looks like and how creative the fights can be with his superpowers. Homecoming really shows how much of a rushed product it is with the lack of any creative or even well choreographed battles. The CGI looks unfinished and unpolished and Spider-Man mostly looks like a video-game character, which is unforgivable given how realistic he looked in Spider-Man 2, a movie that came out in 2004... 13 years ago!
Briefly said, Homecoming is definitely not a "bad" or "terrible" movie per say but it is underwhelming and suffers from your typical MCU flaws. It does little justice to the character and his universe and without spoiling the final scene before the credits start, but let me just tell you that if you hold a shred of respect for Spider- Man and his mythos, you will be greatly disappointed, irritated even.