A fantastic more comic accurate spider man film

Rating: 9/10 (7 July 2017)

With spider-man finally back in the marvel cinematic universe this film was one i was hugely anticipating and I believe that this film completely delivered for a more comic accurate spider-man that we have been missing. The premise of this film is set a few months after captain America civil war peter Parker has gone back to being his neighbourhood spider man. Feeling underutilized and trying to deal with school problems he tries to take down a powerful foe. After his brief but memorable performance in civil war, tom Holland is back as peter Parker and I think he is pretty perfect in this role. He is the young man with a lot of energy trying to find his way in life and it totally fits the role especially when his peter Parker. When he is spider man he nails the humour and likability that is required for the role, he was so much fun to watch on the screen in a role that is perfect for him. The supporting cast is full of heavy hitters Michal Keaton plays Adrian toomes/the vulture in this film and I think he was great in this role. He had a lot of intensity for the role bit also adds a lot of humanity and emotion to his character that makes him kind of understandable and easily one of the better marvel villains. I like many people were worried about Robert Downey jnr's presence in this film as tony stark but he was used brilliantly in this film. He isn't in many scenes but when he is he adds a lot of depth to his growing mentorship and friendship with peter without taking anything away from spider man. Jon favreau reprises his role of happy hogan and he is really funny in this film, but he also has a fun relationship with Peter as he tries to look after him. Marissa tomei plays a younger aunt may and I really enjoyed watching her and Peter's relationship throughout this film, they worked really well together and this is my favourite iteration of this duo. The story of this film is good, I really enjoyed watching peter deal with school as we really haven't seen it in as large a way as it does in this film. It also felt right for peter to feel underutilized as spider man and I really felt for him as a character. However, I do think this film maybe tries to try and cram a bit too much into this film. There is so much going on that such things as the romance and the decathlon he has to partake in falls flat and came across as things I didn't really need in this film. The script for this film is really good, the humour pretty much works across the board with multiple characters having really funny dialogue. The drama in the film also is really good especially towards the end of the film where is is ramped up for a great finale. The style of the film has great fun action scenes in it with some being really unique for this film compared to other spider man films. The film has a pretty lighthearted tone to it but it has action that is pretty visceral towards the end of the film and it was great to watch. Overall this is a spider man film for a new generation and I did love this film which needs to be watch especially if you are a spider man fan.