Spider-Man: Homecoming – Movie Review

Directed by Jon Watts, Spider-Man: Homecoming is the third rendition of the character of Spider-Man with Sam Raimi’s trilogy and Marc Webb’s duology under the Sony Pictures Network’s umbrella and now the new version is supervised by both Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures Networks. Starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker, Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes/Vulture and Robert Downey Jr. reprising his role as Iron Man, Homecoming will be the fourth film in Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) releasing after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and to be followed with the release of Thor: Ragnarok in November of this year.

Shortly after the events of Civil War, Peter Parker returns home to Queens, New York in high spirits excited for his next ‘big’ mission with the Avengers. Continuing his high-school, Parker impresses as a hometown hero after helping the locals by stopping crime and chaos. After stumbling upon Adrian Toomes and his smuggling business (involving ‘exotic alien materials’ from the Battle of New York), Parker sets his sights to put an end to Vulture and his crew’s malpractices which in return causes Parker bigger disturbances than expected.

Unlike any other Spider-Man film we’ve seen in the past, Homecoming had a genuine coming-of-age vibe bordered around it with the essential facets like the jokes, action sequences, drama and the relationships between the characters. Everything blended in flawlessly with the storyline and it felt like a straightforward standalone Spider-Man film and not like a film that is heavily tramped down with the appearances of Iron Man and the Avengers.

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On the heels of a critical success, Jon Watts who directed a much different and a smaller film previously called ‘Cop Car’ had done a tremendous job in portraying the character of Spider-Man with an easy likable tone, the film was well paced, the action scenes were choreographed competently and gave a well-defined picture to the audience of what can they expect from a future Spider-Man film. Regarding the performances in the film, Tom Holland was great as Spider-Man, Michael Keaton unlike every other super villain in the MCU did not prove to be a paper desperado and had a well-written thoughtful character in the film and his performance was decent as well.

Overall, I had a great time watching Homecoming, it’s definitely not in my Top 5 Best MCU films list, but it was an enjoyable standalone Spider-Man which is far more superior when compared to the Marc Webb’s duology.

Rating – 3.5/5 | Grade – B+