One of the strongest MCU and Spider-Man films

Rating: 8/10 (13 July 2017)

To me, the MCU has been floundering since Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy. Civil War was good, but very overrated, Guardians 2 was just good, and Ant-Man was just okay. This movies broke the so-so streak and delivered a fun, funny, and interesting take on the character of Spider-Man.
The Good:
* Tom Holland makes a great Spider-Man. He's charismatic and funny, but also sells the emotional scenes well, too.
* I really liked the high school angle. Peter is still in school, so I'm glad it plays such a big part in the movie.
* Michael Keaton is easily one of the MCU's best villains. While the writing for him was only so-so, Keaton really elevated the role into someone really menacing.
The Bad:
* I don't like the Spider-Man suit very much. Not only the looks (the suit from the Raimi movies is better looking by far in my opinion), but also the suit giving him extra abilities I wish he could do or figure out himself.
* The direction wasn't nearly as good as Sam Raimi's in the original Spider-Man trilogy. The action scenes were surprisingly mediocre, however the actors themselves were directed well.
* Nit-picky, but I still don't like hot Aunt May. This was only made worse by everyone drawing attention to it when she was on screen.
Overall, it's a great Spider-Man movie, but I still like Raimi's first two Spider-Man movies better. However, this Spider-Man series has nowhere to look but up.
Final score: B