A very good Spider-Man reboot, but something's missing.

Rating: 6/10 (21 December 2018)

THE THIRD SPIDERMAN REBOOT is very good. I think this is a very well made movie. The effects (except when they unnecessarily cgi Spiderman) are good, the score is good (but the weakest out of the Spiderman movies) the actors are good, the villain is good, the writing is good, the directing and cinematography is good. Almost everything is very good or great. My problem comes with Spiderman not feeling like Spiderman.
Now I know what you're thinking, this Spiderman is actually young, and is actually saying jokes. My problem with this Spiderman is how reckless he is. Before I get to that though let's talk about the characters and story.
The cast is great. Peter (Tom Holland), Ned (Jacob Batalon), and all the other students feel like actual students and teenagers. The weakest parts of the previous 2 Spiderman movies were the school, but in this movie it's great. It's relatable and it feels like an actual school. Flash (Tony Revolori) feels like an actual modern day bully. Liz (Laura Harrier) is alright. She's the basic love interest, there really isn't anything special about her. Michelle (Zendaya) is in this movie for some reason, she doesn't really do anything. Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) is pretty good, but I feel like she loses the depth and character that the previous Aunt Mays had. She just feels superficial, and doesn't really feel like a parent to peter. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is used is perfect. He's in it the right amount. He does feel like the mentor to Peter. I love the fact that peter has a homemade suit. It seems realistic.
Adrian Toomes/ The Vulture (Michael Keaton) is a very good villain. His motivations are relatable, and he's likable in his own way. He isn't really a bad guy. I love how it ties back to the first Avengers movie. However I think we could've used some more time with him, he didn't have enough screentime. Also when he accidentally kills someone and it doesn't really phase him, and later tries to kill a teenager it makes him less likable. Up till that point he was doing something illegal to pay for his family. He wasn't a bad guy at all, and he feels like a real person, and not a villain. It makes him better, but when he goes full villain and is willing to kill a child it loses some of his charm. He's still good, but I don't think that was necessary. Maybe with more screentime his descent to being actually evil could've worked much better. I also love the suit.
The Story is pretty good. I have some issues with it, but overall it's pretty good, and it has a smooth pace. Peter wanting a mission and bothering Happy for it is really funny, and it makes sense for his character. So when he finds some weapons dealers and goes to them it makes sense. Peter balancing his school life and being Spiderman is done well, but nowhere near as well as it was done in Spiderman 2. When he first meets up with arms dealers I think he's very reckless destroying property while he's running through the people's back yard. This Spiderman has been seen doing flips and he can't jump over the Bushes or at least go back to the street. I mean damn this Spiderman should be called a menace by J. Jonah Jameson. The first time Peter sees the vulture is great, and you can feel actual fear in Peter. I think the fact that the Decathlon and The Weapon dealers being in the same place is convenient. Also Ironman being in every place where he's needed is convenient too, fortunately it's only used twice. When Peter messed up and the ferry splits and he tries to fix it with his webs, I think it was shown badly because he literally just needed to shoot like 2 webs and it would be fixed. I think Peter losing his suit was done very well, there's consequences to his actions. I think the third act is a little weak. The reveal of Vulture being Liz's dad was really good, but after that it isn't that good. His suit being in school, btw no cameras? I'm pretty sure I saw cameras in the school. Convenient Ned. Why would Flash give his car to a Spiderman cosplay. Despite crashing at the end he drives really well with mild traffic, a police should've probably noticed. Vulture tries to kill a 15 year old. Of course peter gets the strength he needs to succeed. That was a good scene though, with great acting from Tom Holland. Then Vulture goes on a plane and peter FLIES A PLANE. What?! obviously nothing bad happens. That's one of my big issues. Nobody dies in the movie. Peter is not responsible. He's reckless and can barely take one a few criminals while 6 months ago he was fighting the avengers. He's been Spiderman for almost a year and he's reckless, yet there are no consequences except him losing his suit. In the previous movies Uncle Ben's death is felt through all of them, it's what drives Peter, but that's missing here. He doesn't have the great responsibility that comes with the great power. All the other Spiderman movies there's a death peter has to deal with, but there's nothing here. There's no guilt or weight. That's my fundamental flaw with this movie.
I also don't like how Peter has kinda become "Ironboy." What I mean by this is that he basically has an Ironman suit, and his powers don't feel as special anymore. Also I think they went over board with all the tech in the suit.
Overall I think this was a very well made movie, but it lacks the weight and emotion the last Spiderman movies had.
7.5/10