So on the whole I enjoyed it, would probably give between a 7 and 8 if I had to score it. I am a massive Spidey fanboy though, so take that with a pinch of salt.
Think Tom Holland is a perfect bit of casting. He just fits, in my mind, as the cartoon/comic book Spiderman that I grew up with - a kid, a smart kid, bit cocky, but absolutely good hearted.
Overall the story was ok - nothing ground breaking. Kinda liked the Mysterio twist even though I knew it was coming. Disappointed that the multi-verse theory isn't confirmed though! Thought that could have been used in some really brilliant ways.
One issue I had though was some of the CGI seemed slightly off. Most of it was superb, and it's extremely hyper-critical, but as soon as it's even a slightly bit off, human-wise, I immediately cone out of the zone and think "that's CGI" I KNOW most of it is, but the Marvel work has been so fucking good lately you don't realise you're watching it. I stress, it was only here and there. The last fight scene for example where he was dodging in and out of the illusion fighting drones was spectacularly good I thought. The other big illusion scene similarly superbly done.
Peter and MJ really work I thought. Nice chemistry, and I'm totally rooting for them to get together. (Also, after a google quick age check to make sure this isn't weird.., she's fucking hot too)
Loved the two post credit scenes, and it doesn't matter how many times I see it, how many times I've played it - web slinging through the NYC skyline will never, ever get old. The re-casting of JJJ was perfect. I also loved how they've brought his character up to date, and the PP reveal along with discrediting of Spiderman is very interesting. Think, as I'll touch on below, it really starts setting him up as the face of the Avengers in that Tony Stark kinda way.
Some of the humour was great and other bits were very low quality, speaking of dialogue and characters that are caricature continuations of themselves in Homecoming - particularly most of Peter's friends.
Agree entirely with the above - I loved Ned in the first one, not so much here. Same for most of the class.
I do think it’s a bit of a shame how this iteration of Spider-Man is so dependent on billion-dollar tech. They’ve nailed the character, but it feels off to me how much he relies on the backing of Stark Industries.
I get that they’re taking a different approach, and want to be clearly different from the previous films, but Spider-Man is meant to be a proper working class hero isn’t he? At his lowest ebb in Far From Home, he’s able to get picked up by Happy in a supersonic jet and can create a new custom suit using some ridiculously high-tech machine.
I disagree with this. To me, Spiderman has always been working with high-end tech, generally developing it himself, it's just that the Toby Maguire films really failed to get that across I thought, and it's never really been covered that much. Peter Parker is a science genius who gets bitten by a Spider - I'm made up they're promoting his intelligence. I loved the scene with him getting Tony's toys in the plane, showing without dialogue that's a genius in his own right and quick to learn and adapt to situations. The comic book/cartoon character was always adapting tactics and strategy for the guys he was up against - was brilliant to see him tweak weapons and suit capabilities and them put them into action against the drones. I bigged this scene up because the earlier one where he talks science gabble with Mysterio I didn't like. You don't need to use big, complicated exotic words to convey intelligence. It just comes across clunky imo. The scene in the plane was perfect - and again showed him naturally stepping into Tony's shoes, without even realising it I don't think. Love Happy's new protective/father sort of role as well.
