Spidey on training wheels

Rating: 6/10 (14 July 2017)

First, let me say that the concept of this Spiderman is a sort of light hearted family friendly adventure that would do well for young families. Spidey (Tom Holland) captures the geeky and generally harmless, yet sympathetic and morally driven, character that we all known and love.
My issues with the movie are subtle gripes with character development, casting, and the title of the movie itself. The title of "Spiderman: Homecoming" shot a little off the mark, considering a mere 5-10 minutes was covered between Peter Parker and Liz Allen (Laura Harrier) out of a 2 and a 1/2 hour film, which seems a tad pointless to me. A more appropriate title for this film would be "Spiderman: the Stark Internship", considering that was his primary focus through the entire film. Next, I have a similar issue with casting like I had with Wonder Woman: an older actor like Michael Keaton (Vulture) could not bring the boom/energy that we have come to expect from the likes of Willem Dafoe (Green Goblin) and arguably Jamie Foxx (Electro) in the newer Andrew Garfield revision. And finally, the issue of character development... Aunt May was a side dish whereas her considerable acting talents could have played a larger role, and this could be said of other characters. I would have liked to see more time spent on character development and plot than how much time was covered with the academic championship and some of the other less integral scenes in the movie.
In summation, this is a good film, but my recommendation to anyone, as my mother would say, is: "wait until its on DVD".