There is no such thing as a perfect Spider-Man movie... but this is the closest we've got

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2017)

​'SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING' was directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Jacob Batalon.​Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine -- distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighbourhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear.
I don't think the day we see the definitive Spider-Man movie will ever come. But if this is the closest we'll get, I'm happy with that. Homecoming is probably the best Spider-Man movie and is the definition of fun. It does what Marvel does best but does it so that it doesn't feel like it was copying the other movies. It was funny, action packed and contains the best Spider-Man we've had. One of the best entries to the MCU.
Marvel's strong point has never been the plot and that is no different here. The plot is scarily loose and had an stupidly low amount of effort put into it. You could argue that the story is important but that statement is untrue. The story is the driving force of the movie and any film that neglects it has a special place in hell.
Please stay until the end of the credits of this movie. Don't skip them or you wont get the full effect of the scene. It is one of the best after credits sequences purely because it is merely supposed to be a little bit of fun, which also drives home the tone of the movie.
Tom Holland is fantastic in this movie. He is both my favourite Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Casting someone actually young as Spider-Man was a blessing after the 'special' age of Spider-Man-ing from Maguire and Garfield. Holland was consistently funny and made the movie very, very entertaining.
Bravo Michael Keaton. You retain your title as a god damn incredible actor. Your performance as Vulture was fantastic and, aside from one throwaway gag in the middle, you were frequently intimidating and scary. Vulture is easily my favourite MCU villain and that is mainly down to Keaton's brilliant performance. I can not commend the man enough. He stole the show for me in this movie. Well done, sir. Well done!
Jacob Batalon was good as the comic relief and served his purpose well. He never overstayed his welcome and he was consistently entertaining. Comic relief's can either be great or obnoxious, and Ned definitely leans to the former of the two. Laura Harrier was alright as Liz. Liz was just the girl, however. That is it. She was the girl the lead has a crush on and will save once or twice. She had no other purpose in the movie and I was very disappointed by it. As much as the Webb films have their issues(and they do), Gwen Stacey was an interesting character and actually contributed to the plot. Liz does not. And that is something I was very annoyed with in the film. I like Tony Revlori's take on Flash. I know many people will not but I personally found it to be a very entertaining and interesting take. Zendaya was fine as MJ but I would have liked a little more genuine development in her character, rather than a complete change in it. Jon Favreu was good as Happy Hogan. Nothing more needs to be said. I was also thrilled that this is a Spider-Man movie, not a collaboration between Spider-Man and Iron Man. They utilised Robert Downey Jr effectively in this movie and made the scenes he featured in mean something, and didn't make them feel like throwaways.
I love the way this movie was shot and edited. It was a very impressive looking movie and visually interesting. The special effects were a treat to behold. Guardians 2 probably has better effects but they managed to make a guy in a wing suit look realistic so props to them for that. The costume and set design was also really interesting and didn't feel lazy. Actual effort was put into it.
The action in this movie is top notch. Some may argue it is lacking until the last act(where this movies takes off for flight) but I disagree. More minor moments sprinkled throughout building to an actual climax is, in my opinion, better than having 1 huge battle during the middle and then having the two leads wrestle in the rain for five minutes *cough* John Wick *cough*. And then we have the climax. It is excellent. I loved it and, while I think there was a wasted opportunity involving the theme park, it was still very well handled.
Comedy is one Spider-Man's defining traits. That is what has set him apart from other superheroes. And that is one of the movie's defining traits. It is stupidly funny and entertaining. It is a fun movie and that is what it needed to be. You'll have fun watching this movie and, despite my hatred of Marvel plots, it is a thoroughly enjoyable ride from beginning to end. I highly recommend this movie to comic book fans. I'll rate this movie 9 PATIENCEs out of 10!