Review of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) by Charliew13 — 21 Dec 2021

This film isn't bad but it isn't that great either. The story is quite bad; no multiverse film has managed to create a good, interesting story so I am not surprised that this film failed too. The first hour is incredibly dull and uninspiring; it does nothing unique or interesting. The returning villains are somehow swept aside as if they are just playthings. They take no longer than 5-10 minutes to defeat which is crazy considering there was once a whole film dedicated completely to them. Tom Holland's Spiderman isn't this powerful, its just a bit ridiculous. The film gets better in the the second half when the other spidermen come into the film. They really transform the film and create the best moments. Andrew Garfield's and Tobey Maguire's spidermen have amazing chemistry and really improved the film. Tom Holland's spiderman is, simply put, dull compared to the other actors' adaptations. Aunt May's death means nothing; we barely know her so why would we care so it wasn't sad at all. The only part of the film that was sad was when Andrew Garfield's spiderman saved MJ as he was finally strong enough to save someone spiderman loved. Despite these criticisms the film isn't bad; the other spidermen turn the film from mediocre (rating of 5) to quite good (rating of 6). There were some really good moments but the film suffered from a bad story and a poor portrayal of spiderman from Tom Holland. I'm not saying he is a bad spiderman because he's not but his story just doesn't appeal to me, its nothing that hasn't already been seen and is just boring.

Overall, the films ok with some good moments sprinkled towards the end of the film.