Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
Director: Jon Watts
Cast: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, J. B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Marisa Tomei, Jake Gyllenhaal
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Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, some language and brief suggestive comments
Runtime: 2 h 9 min
Review:
Spider-Man: Far from Home has the simple task of tidying up the events of Avengers: Endgame while also moving forward Spider-Man character’s story. It’s a hefty task and the film’s only partially able to pull it off, even though it’s at the cost of other elements. Jon Watts’ film is a light and breezy affair with nary an air of heft or weight to it. They’re never any moments where you wonder if the hero is in any real danger, which is a common occurrence is these single character films but here it feels even more obvious. That’s not say to there isn’t plenty of superhero action to go around along with some impressively staged sequences, particularly in the third act. Tom Holland is still excellent as Parker/Spider-Man but while he gives more angst teen drama this entry, it feels more inorganic and stilted than it did in Homecoming. Zendaya is relegated to a more standard love interest role than she did before and no amount of snark can hide it. Jake Gyllenhaal is an interesting addition to the film but he’s a retconned villain from Spider-man villain who could just wear a sign around his neck stating “Don’t Trust Me” during the first half. His reveal is interesting and it’s hard not to see the screenwriters taking swipes at a certain someone in the current political zeitgeist with the villain’s primary motivation. It’s an interesting take and something that would have been more interesting if it’d been explored more but as is it’s a solid film. Ultimately, it does close out this “phase” of the Marvel universe but does so in a workman like function. That being said there are 2 post credit sequences that actually have bearing on the film you’ve finished watching so it’s worth staying all the way through the credits in this one.
B
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