Mellow Ezlo
Spoony Bard
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Nice to have some relatively low stakes again after Infnity War and Endgame. The movie was really fun and dare I say funnier than the first film, but my biggest problem with it comes in the form of Mysterio. Through the first half of the movie, his character was really cool and the revelation that
was actually pretty cool. But I thought by the end, he had become quite bland. I don't think they really took his character in the right direction and it made the entire third act suffer as a result, though it was definitely nice to see a lot more Spider-Man action than the previous instalment. Tom Holland stepped up his game for this film, and as much as I had issue with his character, Jake Gyllenhaal put on a fantastic performance. Zendaya is also killing it as MJ, and she has a lot more character than she did in the first film. Jacob Batalon is also a strong actor, but his character was so criminally underused in this film to the point of being borderline pointless.
In terms of plot, the twist was very predictable, but some of the stuff after it I really didn't see coming. Peter Parker has a lot of growth in this film, which is nice because I felt like his character went backwards a little bit between the ending of Homecoming and Infinity War. The mid-credits cameo was funny and unexpected, but I'm not sure how I feel about how they ultimately ended up handling Nick Fury's character.
Criticisms aside, this was a good movie, and a decent followup to Endgame. I have only my initial viewing of it upon which to judge so I may feel differently upon further viewings. But for now, I'd give it a 7.5/10.
Nice to have some relatively low stakes again after Infnity War and Endgame. The movie was really fun and dare I say funnier than the first film, but my biggest problem with it comes in the form of Mysterio. Through the first half of the movie, his character was really cool and the revelation that
he worked for Tony Stark and was jealous of him and all the attention Iron Man received, along with the fact that he helped design Stark's BARF technology
In terms of plot, the twist was very predictable, but some of the stuff after it I really didn't see coming. Peter Parker has a lot of growth in this film, which is nice because I felt like his character went backwards a little bit between the ending of Homecoming and Infinity War. The mid-credits cameo was funny and unexpected, but I'm not sure how I feel about how they ultimately ended up handling Nick Fury's character.
The revelation that he was working aboard the Skrull's command ship the entire time and that his Earth form was just a skrull in disguise was certainly interesting, but I feel like it could have been handled a bit better. The post-credits scene wasn't that great in my opinion as Nick Fury himself has never been the type to lay in the sun, no matter how fake it may be, for even a few minutes.
Criticisms aside, this was a good movie, and a decent followup to Endgame. I have only my initial viewing of it upon which to judge so I may feel differently upon further viewings. But for now, I'd give it a 7.5/10.