Yesterday, I saw Far From Home and enjoyed it. It was great. And I'm glad I did, because No Way Home is a great sequel. But, tragically, this is undoubtedly the last MCU Spiderman, and to ensure all loose ends are tied up, Doctor Strange erases all knowledge of Spiderman's true identity. There was no other way this could've been handled, and I applaud the writers for pulling it all together so well. With that said, it does kinda devalue everything else from this series. I mean, the character Ned was the best thing that's ever come out of Spiderman since Spiderman 3, the magnum opus of the franchise. Now he's permanently removed from the Spiderman mythos, and we're just never going to see him again. It's not like there were going to be any other films from the MCU timeline, but still, it feels a little cheap to, well, snap them all away like this. But it's fine, I mean, what else were they gonna do? It was handled quite tastefully and it would be worse to just have Strange be like "Lol, nevermind, I used the Time Stone as a suppository on accident, here, lemme just go back in time and make everything good and peachy!" Stopping people from clamoring for a Doctor Leeds is in the best interest of those involved in production, and so a definitive end is an incredibly respectable decision.
This doubles as praise for Far From Home's midcredits scene, but J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson as Alex Jones was absolutely wonderful.
Obviously, the selling point of this film was the crossover aspect. There were no missed opportunities, forget Infinity War and Endgame, this is the greatest Marvel crossover of all time, and there's no way anything can surpass it. All three Spidermen united to not kill, but rather heal their enemies, it was absolutely wonderful. I seriously can't contain my pleasure with how this was handled. Where do I even begin? Obviously, the highlight is Maguire and Garfield's returns, and that was absolutely perfect. You know what? If you're reading this without seeing the film, first of all, what's wrong with you, don't go looking for spoilers, but also, go see this movie right now. Actually, do what I did and see the previous film first, a little extra context goes a long way.
Overall excellent. I highly recommend this picture. With that in mind, it was certainly restrained by the circumstances of its existence. Not better than Spiderman 3, but nothing is. Stan Ned. 9/10.