Too Lighthearted For Its Own Good

Rating: 5/10 (13 November 2017)

A much more lighthearted and to-the-point reboot that doesn't bore us with yet another origin story. The problem is that Spider-Man seemed like the one giant Marvel hero who had more dimensions to him than anyone else because his identity is secret. He's got actual tragedy in his past that he couldn't fire laser beams at. And he's just a kid who had to grow up real fast. By sanding down a lot of the things that made him so relatable, and relegating the Peter Parker side to simply a series of things he's going to have to ditch and then say sorry to is both annoying and frustrating as someone who wants to be given any reason to care at all about the hundredth Marvel movie to be released in 15 years. The fact that the character is also "the acrobatic one" of the heroes means most of the scenes translate to watching animated computer figures bounce around for long stretches, which didn't help either. In the end, it's a totally forgettable flick that's best utilized for a boring afternoon.