Entertaining, but Average

Rating: 7/10 (29 July 2017)

Spider-Man Homecoming is the web-head's first solo film since making his MCU debut back in Captain America Civil War (2016). I had high hopes for this movie, mainly because of Tom Holland's excellent Spider-Man portrayal in Civil War. Put it short, I was not disappointed. However, I did not love the movie and still prefer the original Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man (2004) over this newest edition.
Spider-Man Homecoming deals with a distressed Peter Parker (Tom Holland,) who is desperately attempting to please Tony Stark while balancing his complicated school life. When a villain known as the Vulture (Michael Kheaton) arises selling dangerous weapons illegally, Peter takes it upon himself to confront the conflict.
I think this movie got a lot of things right. It's the best on screen adaptation of Peter Parker as a nerdy, anxious school kid who can't exactly fit in. Tom Holland perfectly captures the 15-year-old geek persona. The film does a very good job of showing that Spider-Man is in fact a neighborhood hero, screwing up a ton but helping the little guys, rather than taking down a ridiculously powerful, world-threatening villain *cough* The Amazing Spider-Man *cough*.
The film is also very funny, but it also became an issue for me. Marvel seemed to make this movie a bit too fun, with lines of humorous dialogue spewing from characters' mouths every 2 seconds. Sometimes the humor hits, and other times it just falls flat.
Another problem for this movie is the pacing. Peter Parker is in his Spiderman suit for way longer than he should be, making the action scenes feel familiar and not special. You never really see many character relationships or arcs develop throughout the run time, mainly because so much screen time is devoted to him running around in his suit.
Although Spider-Man Homecoming had many good moments, I left the theater thinking "meh." It's a perfectly fun Marvel movie that didn't take many risks, leaving it nothing more than average.