However we’re on vacation in Lake Powell, and I got a little sick. Sorry Spidey, I so wanted to love this movie! Maybe better next time.Usually I screen Marvel and action movies before I make the decision to allow my kids to see them. Though I don't necessarily agree with that comment, I certainly wasn't ready to hail SM:Homecoming as an all conquering triumph, instead a rather weak chapter in the MCU series. My GF, who has no knowledge of the Spider- Man lore, left the cinema with me and remarked 'that was the worst one'. For me, the first 45 minutes of Raimi's 'Spider-Man' nailed it and SM2 was equally as good. I've no doubt that younger viewers would have enjoyed this movie (and maybe that was the aim), but fans of the 60's, 70's or 80's Spidey might have wondered what had happened to their favourite wallcrawler. Was it brave to avoid the origin altogether - or did it detract from really getting us onside? Maybe a 20 minute opening section with Peter narrating, recapping his origin might have helped. I can appreciate that Homecoming had some issues to get over, especially as the other movie incarnations covered his unique origin in such depth. I appreciate that this is a tool to integrate Spidey into the MCU - but for me he works better when he is on his own, a guy in a cloth suit overcoming the odds with a mixture of bravery and science. Flash is supposed to be a jock who bullies Peter - not a smaller Asian guy who is also a member of the same quiz team! And that throwaway 'M J' comment at the end - unforgivable!!! The costume AI also didn't work for me. I think the casting for Flash Thompson, Liz Allen and Ned Leeds was absolutely ridiculous. Even the menacing Mac Gargan, a potential 'Scorpion', was a great addition. The high school setting and our youngest Peter so far was definitely a step in the right direction (Tom Holland is a very capable actor although though his voice did grate after a while). Let's start with the positives: Michael Keaton's Vulture was everything a villain should be with an added layer of charm and depth. Sadly - and I appreciate that I seem to be in the minority - it did not deliver for me. As a lifelong Spidey fan I was expecting good things of Homecoming.
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