The major issue when it comes to redoing a franchise hero like Spider-Man is to try avoiding the repetitive story and lines. Actors Tobey Mcguire and Andrew Garfield were amazing (nerd pun intended), however the year is 2017. We the nerds craved more. During Civil War, we got a glimpse of Tom Hollands Spider-Man and just in the small screen time, nerds around the world fell in love with a Tom Hollands Peter Parker. So, did Marvel Studio’s show Sony how its really done? Lets explore that in this review. Like always, I shall avoid any major spoilers of the film to encourage more views. SPOILERS – UNCLE BEN DIES (horrible nerd joke)(I am so sorry)

Jon Watts has directed a Spider-Man movie greater than Marc Webb’s Amazing films. I’m as shocked as you are people! Jon Watts has done very little directoring, which is why I was concerned, but he did great! The focus on the film was more about the realism of a teenager becoming a superhero rather than major loads of heroism. Which there are still a great amount of that too. What made this Spider-Man different from the others is the shear awkwardness Peter has at being Spider-Man.

Throughout the film his inexperience shows and it’s a sobering look into the life of an up and coming superhero. Most of the other films rushed past it. Speeding past the training and the hardships (and fails……so many fails) just to get to action packed heroics. Throughout the spiderverse of comics you see that in many adaptations of Spider-Man, he goes through his real trails during high school. Which is why even though the 2000’s Spider-Man franchise was great, some moment a felt rushed. Even the hard let down of Spider-Man 3 with its poor choices in designs (looking at you Venom), it made some of us wonder if Spider-Man would ever be spectacular again? Andrew Garfields Spider-Man had an odd outcast skater outlook on how Peter looked, but it was still not it. It didn’t have the juvenile sense of adventure and exploration mixed in with awkward stumbles along the way.

Tom Holland’s protrayal of high school Peter Parker is without a doubt astonishing. Let’s point out that the entire high school cast looks like they are high schoolers. Not actors in their early to mid 20’s. It brought about a sense of realism, as if we were also students of Midtown high. The awkward stares and hardships to make eye contact with crushes, it’s incredible.

Now a hero is only as great as his villain. Micheal Keaton (the best batman to hit the big screen) crushed his role as the main antagonist. It’s not an easy role to have. The Vulture aka Beaky is actually a B rate villain who is also an original member of the sinister six. To make the Vulture a terrifying villain with heart and grit, now that’s some great acting. Though the cast gave a great performance, shout outs to the writers!

So other than Jon Watts, screenplay writers for the film contributed greatly in its development. You had Johnathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Vacation) and Chris McKenna (American Dad, The Lego Batman Movie) help create the comedic atmosphere for the screenplay while still having thrills within the film. With these writers in a room, the margin for error is minimal at best. Their writing experience helped make Homecoming a success.

Now I tried really hard to find something about the film that wasn’t awesome. Only two scenes really caught my eye that made me wonder about the film. The first is the lack of Spider-Sense use. It’s almost non existent. The second would have to be the over powered suit. Yes it was created by Tony Stark, but it seemed to take away from what Spider-Man really is. However, they did incorporate the suits technology well in the film which redeemed it.

So with the knit picking added, Spider-Man Homecoming is a worth watching more than once in the theater. I have to give it a 4.9 out of 5 rating. Agree with my rating? Figured out how many Marvel and Spider-Man puns I used? Let me know in the comments! Also let me know if you have any recommendations for films. Come back around and share this with others! Don’t forget to also read my other reviews!