Review of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) by Htgamer — 14 Dec 2018

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an enjoyable CGI superhero movie. Don't get fooled by the cartoony imagery, there is plenty of violence and young adult themes, this is definitely not a kiddie movie.

Beware of spoilers below.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse actually features a good core story about family and loss, and the action is great. The Kingpin surprised me with his brutality, but let's be reasonable, he would never be able to build a subterranean machine this big without anyone ever noticing. The only real problem is the inclusion of too many Spider-Men from alternate dimensions, they could have just stopped at Miles Morales, alternate Peter Parker and Gwen (aka Spider-Woman). The other 3 Spider-heroes are unnecessary to the plot, but they still delight in their own ways, particularly Spider-Ham.

I went into the theater just hoping to quench my MCU thirst (as of writing, Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame are still months away), but I was impressed with this movie. It's not perfect, but it's certainly good.