Underwhelmed, but not bad at all

Rating: 8/10 (28 September 2019)

Going into this movie, I had high expectations. The amount of hype this movie got upon release, the positive critic reviews, and my friends praises towards it already made me wonder how good this movie could really be, and then I saw that it won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA award. So yeah, as I said, I had high expectations. And I'm not gonna lie, I was slightly underwhelmed.
From what I saw in the trailer, movie posters, and from what I heard from friends, I knew that this was going to be a really visually stunning movie. And it was. The visuals were easily the best thing about this movie, they were not only masterfully created, but set the perfect theme for the movie. They really made me feel like I was watching a comic book that was magically turned into a movie, and I'm so glad that this isn't just another boring 3D animated movie.
Now for the story. It's essentially about a handful of differently themed Spider-Mans, who have to get back to their own dimensions, except for one of them, our main character. Their obstacle, the movie's antagonist, is a giant man, called Kingpin, who lost his family in a car accident. Kingpin wants to get his family back using a huge machine, which will doom the entire planet if he uses it. And I don't want to say more, otherwise I'll spoil it, but I'll still talk about my opinions. I think the introduction of new Spider-Men, or Spider-People, is really fun and creative, and I think that Kingpin is a fantastic, honestly scary, villain. But what I don't like is the way they have to stop Kingpin: they just have to press a button on the machine, then they save the world. It's awfully simple, I don't think I have to explain how silly it is, and why I dislike it. If there was a more complex goal, this movie would've probably been a lot better.
Now that the most important topics are out of the way, I'm gonna address the comedy in this movie. There are a few laughs, some flat jokes, but what I'm happy with is how the comedy isn't distracting at all, except for one time, with Spider-Ham, in the climax of the movie, but that was a pretty good joke, not gonna lie.
The music is pretty solid, using hip-hop was a good choice, as it really gave the movie a good flow and tempo. There's not much else to be said about it, other than my opinion, which is that some of the songs were fairly good.
I'm gonna finish this review by saying that I hoped to watch a movie I could at least give a 9/10, but was a little disappointed. Nevertheless, it was still a solid, good movie, and I didn't waste my time at all. Would recommend to people who ask.