I have to say that this is the Spider-Man film I've been waiting for. And they have finally found an actor that plays a great Peter Parker. The writing, directing, and acting all culminate in a great representation of the character.
Director Jon Watts, who also directed the indie great "Cop Car", blends all of the best stuff from the last two franchises into a wonderful, eye popping film. We get to skip a retelling of Peters origin story, which is great because everyone and their mother should know this by now! Instead we get to pick up right after the "Avengers: Civil War".
Tom Holland plays the perfect mix of both Peter Parker and Spider-Man. It's so great to see Spider-Man stopping a bicycle thief, and helping an old lady with directions. We finally get to see our "Friendly Neighborhood, Spider-Man". We also see an inexperienced hero, just starting to come to terms with himself, his powers, and his responsibilities. Tom Holland to be the perfect choice to bring all of these aspects of our hero to life.
In addition to Tom Holland, we get two great casting surprises in Marisa Tomei as Aunt May and Jacob Batalon as Peter's best friend Ned. The surprise, younger version of Aunt May is a great twist to the old lore. This gives Marvel the opportunity to keep her around longer and to get the character more involved. Ned gives us some great comic relief and a different take than the usual Harry Osbourne best friend, which we've seen in two separate franchises now. The ever curious and excited Ned can almost bring you to tears laughing. I loved him!
Then we have the genius of Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes/ The Vulture. Watts tries to give us the "normal guy driven to evil means", but he doesn't go all the way with Toomes. You get the feeling that he may have been underhanded from the beginning, but was driven overboard when he looses his city contract to clean up after the alien invasion of New York. You always know that you're going to get a great performance from Keaton, and this role is no different! He absolutely nails it! I really love seeing him play the bad guy.
I would recommend this movie for anyone and everyone who enjoys comic book movies, or just underdog movies. Hell, I'll leave my recommendation open to everyone!
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