Is Spider-Man No Way Home Worth Watching?
By: Trace Kornas
Tags: Movie Review, Spider Man, Spider Man No Way Home, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Is Spider-Man No Way Home Worth Watching?

Written and Published By: Trace Kornas

Rated PG-13, Action/Adventure, 2hrs 28 mins

Taking place from the end of Spider-Man Far From Home, Spider-Man’s (Tom Holland) identity is revealed worldwide by Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal), who frames him for his ‘murder’. The citizens of New York City begin to side with Mysterio. Spider-Man looks for help from the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), He asks Strange to cast a spell and make the world forget Spider-Man’s no longer secret identity. Peter Parker, wanting to alter the spell, distracts Dr. Strange and he becomes unable to control the spell as a result it goes wrong. “Visitors” from the multiverse begin to enter Spider-Man’s universe and seek revenge on him thinking that he is their universe’s Spider-man.

With Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, Jamie Foxx’s Electro, Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock, Thomas Haden Church’s Sandman, and Rhys Ifans Lizard returning they bring an action-packed, comedic, and overall fantastic movie along with other top actors such as, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jk. Simmons, Jon Favreau, and many more. Unlike other Tom Holland Spider-Man movies, this one brings lots of web slinging. With a release date of December 17, 2021 as of now (December 25, 2021), Spider-Man No Way Home has made over 1 billion USD in the box office. The movie has an astonishing rating of 94 % on the Rotten Tomatometer by critics and has a 99 % audience score. With a movie having many standing ovations, applause, and emotional scenes I would 100% recommend watching this movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Fun fact: The actors of the Lizard (Rhys Ifan) and Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) couldn’t make it to filming due to “scheduling issues” so Marvel came up with a brilliant idea and kept these characters in “Sand and Lizard form” for a majority of the movie. When they were not in these forms they reused clips from Spiderman 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man. Although they couldn’t make it to shooting they were able to do voice acting.

Critics are saying:

“It’s a form of breaking the fourth wall, inviting the audience in to share a joke with the actors, and verges on parody. Yet somehow they carry it off without diluting our sense of involvement with Peter and those he loves.”

- Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald

“No Way Home isn’t just about looking back at old films. It also opens up new avenues for the Marvel Universe — or the Marvel Multiverse, to be more accurate.’

- Nicolas Barber, BBC.com

“In Tom Holland’s third solo outing as Spidey, a Spider-Boy becomes a Spider-Man.”

-New York Post

Other Related Films: Spider-man, Spider-man 2, Spider-man 3. The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man Homecoming, Spider-Man Far From Home, Venom, Venom: Let There Me Carnage, Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse

Upcoming projects: Spider-Man: Freshman year, Spider-Man Across the Spider Verse: Part 1

Trailer: SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME — Official Trailer (HD)

Sources:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/spider-man/no_way_home/spider-man-no-way-home-cleverly-reuses-footage-of-key-actors-from-spider-man-3-and-the-amazing-spider-man-a190366

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/movies/kevin-feige-amy-pascal-spider-man-no-way-home.html

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/23/spider-man-no-way-home-discuss-with-spoilers

https://nypost.com/2021/12/14/spider-man-no-way-home-review-mcu-movie-will-shock-fans/

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spider_man_no_way_home