Review of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) by Jluis_001 — 17 Dec 2021

The twenty-seventh episode of the MCU is all about fan service, nostalgia and fun without compromise or complications. And, is there anything wrong with that?

There are art films, cult films, and films like this one that offers you an escapist fantasy. I have never confused them and as in everything, there are levels of quality, and of course different criteria and opinions.

I only know that what I was looking for from this film was exactly what I found.

I had a lot of fun, and as a comic book reader since childhood, what I saw unfold on screen filled me with joy.

True, there are plot holes. Many of its elements are gratuitously justified so as not to overcomplicate things, and many times the pacing gets bogged down, but overall, things flow in a good way, as is usually the case with all Marvel movies.

The best thing? The closure it provides for what came before for the character, and most importantly, how it re-imagines Peter Parker, with Tom Holland finally becoming Spider-Man, and not Tony Stark's protégé and heir.

He has reclaimed his mantle, under his own hands. We'll have to see where they take him from here.