Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland) is trying to find what his place is in a world without Tony Stark, and determine whether or not he is the next Iron Man. While he is on a school trip, he is recruited by Nick Fury (played by Samuel L. Jackson) to help Quentin Beck a.k.a. Mysterio (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) stop a potential global threat. I think it is important that I start with the negatives, because there really aren’t that many. The biggest one is the movie’s twist. It’s not awful. It’s just kind of easy to see coming, especially if you’re a Spider-Man fan. Here’s a hint. It involves Mysterio. That said, Jake Gyllenhaal owns this movie, and pretty much every scene he’s in. Once again, Tom Holland proves to me that he is the one actor I feel truly embodies both Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Holland has really solid chemistry with Zendaya, playing MJ. The humor works for the most part, even if some of it doesn’t land as hard as it did in Homecoming. The action is genuinely creative, and may be one of this movie’s biggest strengths. Overall, Spider-Man: Far From Home isn’t as good as Spider-Man: Homecoming, but it’s still a pretty solid film that actually deals with the effects of previous Marvel movies.      

8 / 10