![]() ![]() ![]() Was it brave to avoid the origin altogether - or did it detract from really getting us onside? Maybe a 20 minute opening section with Peter narrating, recapping his origin might have helped. I can appreciate that Homecoming had some issues to get over, especially as the other movie incarnations covered his unique origin in such depth. I appreciate that this is a tool to integrate Spidey into the MCU - but for me he works better when he is on his own, a guy in a cloth suit overcoming the odds with a mixture of bravery and science. Flash is supposed to be a jock who bullies Peter - not a smaller Asian guy who is also a member of the same quiz team! And that throwaway 'M J' comment at the end - unforgivable!!! The costume AI also didn't work for me. I think the casting for Flash Thompson, Liz Allen and Ned Leeds was absolutely ridiculous. Even the menacing Mac Gargan, a potential 'Scorpion', was a great addition. The high school setting and our youngest Peter so far was definitely a step in the right direction (Tom Holland is a very capable actor although though his voice did grate after a while). Let's start with the positives: Michael Keaton's Vulture was everything a villain should be with an added layer of charm and depth. Sadly - and I appreciate that I seem to be in the minority - it did not deliver for me. ![]() As a lifelong Spidey fan I was expecting good things of Homecoming. ![]()
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