Homecoming is where things go right one last time archetypically before IW breaks it all

Rating: 7/10 (25 April 2018)

I would generally give movies like these a 7. I would have loved to have given this specific movie an 8 because how much I enjoyed it. But because of the trope it inhabits and the liberties that need to be undertaken to make the story bearable and likable despite their unlikely and leap-y nature, I came down to a 7 as you can see.
Having given that interesting and exciting tidbit about how my mind works when thinking about review numbers, I would like move on to the worded part of my personal opinion about this movie which is, I repeat, I really enjoyed the movie and even more so the cast. The story is fresh reboot devoid of the baggage of the previous editions of the franchise - Marvel couldn't rope in 'their friendly neighborhood Spider-man because Tobey Maguire (I quite liked the original trilogy) was too old to fit in and Andrew Garfield's portrayal was over-the-top, dousing the darkness (with Gwen's death and general loss of life) in such a way that in no way was fit for the MCEU storylines we have come to know. And all that didn't even matter because Marvel hadn't even re-acquired their sold rights during the times these movies were made. Thankfully, this movie definitely comes under the taglines of "everything happens for a reason" and "good things happen to those who wait" (both of these statements are not universal truths at all but do generally make sense because of how human minds and lives work and rationalize our existence). The story is way more high school-centric and the cast feels about in the right age groups which helps immerse the audience in the story as much as they can about flying robots and teenage spider mutants (and taking myself as an example, you could say that the immersion level is quite high since I have always considered it terrific and terrible that Spider-man could exist and world of superpowers was possible). The start to the movie is a cool move on part of the people who made the story possible because it really gives a contemporary to the times sort-of feel and integrates Peter Parker, played by Tom Holland into the MCEU. The fact that Holland has such great chemistry with RDJ and fact that Iron Man's personal stake in Parker's life and story is reaffirmed and plays a necessary part in his struggle to find acceptance for his powers just made it real for me, since Iron Man is where it all began 11 years ago from now (in 3 days, it all comes full circle when I get to rejoice or possibly get terrorized by the arrival of The Mad Titan as Stark and Parker try to fight back). As far as the story goes, it is fairly simple and don't think there is any point to spoil the little things as it far too enjoyable to go in somewhat blind. But it does provide that some room for the actors to flex their skills with a twist here and there.
Personally, I was much more interested and delighted about the cast and what they brought to the table for the story:
1) Picking Marisa Tomei as Aunt May was a great choice. It is not just that she is su[er pretty but also she also has been aging in a very graceful manner which means she still has the cute aspects of her face such as "Oh, what I did do?" face which is in a few scenes to fantastic comic effect. Also, Tomei being a much younger Aunt May than anything most audience general audiences does go quite far to increase the fresh vibe.
2) Martin Starr is, was meant to be and will always remain the Satan worshipping, furiously independent, witty coder Gilfoyle. But he is also a good actor and despite his short role, the very fact that he is the quiz team supervisor and speaks the way he does makes it funny. Welcome to MCEU.
3) RDJ is Tony Stark. I can't possibly fathom the role of Iron Man without him but as it is, Marvel will continue producing bucket-loads of these movies, irrespective of how it is rated and how much time is gone because the audiences grossed up by now is too big and too invested to not pay for it. That is one thing I do not like film studios with pockets full of content - they do not consider the value of the finite (Ask Quentin Tarantino and he will exactly what it is)
4) Fat dorky Friend to the guy in the chair is not a bad character arc to have, especially you have a good comic timing to help your role with.
5) Laura Harrier's Liz Allen is prettiest romantic interest across all Spider-man franchises. And Zendaya's Michelle adding that MJ name drop felt too cheap despite her seeming like a nice character to play around with in the movie. Actually it may have been because that she already seemed like a nice character to root for without having to associate her with the Mary Jane tag (there is also the race in portrayal issue; I would have a bit more miffed about accuracy if I were into the comics that much but it is Marvel's property and Art is not a democracy).
6) Donald Glover as the ultimate prowler is nice. The guy is so talented and to see how famous he has got since Community days (Onto Childish Gambino and Atlanta stuff; Never thought he would be bigger than Abed but was just a show)
7) Michael Keaton's role is not the same. His connection with Spider-man and Parker in that order changes the role Holland has work to in the movie and also on the audience identify with him. Keaton threatening Holland in the pre-prom car scene and the chase scene in the one of the most memorable moments in the MCEU for now because of how it made me feel.
So, thank you Director Jon Watts and in addition, Homecoming is where you may finally feel at home in Marvel's clutches (despite its money-grubby nature) and that is quite a good place to be before the War based and for the gauntlet which spans Infinity begins.