Geekatana Movie Review: Spiderman Homecoming (2017)

I just got back from watching Spiderman Far from Home and was doing a quick check on my Blog before starting the review of the film when I suddenly realized I don't have a review of Spiderman Homecoming yet. I started this Blog back around October 2017 and Homecoming hit theaters around July so this shouldn't be a surprise.

And being somewhat of a completionist of sort I've decided to do a quick review of Homecoming before I get started on the review on Far from Home. Don't worry this won't effecting my review of the latest Spider film. So buckle up folks and I will try to be brief.

Peter Parker tries to balance his superhero life and high school life as he defends the city of Orleans. He wants to prove himself a true superhero so when a new super villain shows up in town he dives head strong into danger and finds more than what he bargained for.

The plot of Homecoming is refreshing for one this is a brand new take on spiderman origin that is rather bold and new compared to the past Spiderman origin story we seen in films thus far. Sure there's a lot of things that needs to getting used to namely some of the characters sudden ethnic changes but when you get past that its a pretty solid film.

Being all different the plot is a surprise and a great ride for old and new fans of spidey are treated to new stuff and a surprisingly layered and compelling villain in any Spiderman comparable to Doc Oct from Spiderman 2. The fact that the villain connects to both Spiderman and his alter ego Peter Parker is a surprising twist.

The casting takes a while to getting use to but once you get past that initial shock you eventually grow to love the other characters in their own unique role. I specially love Ned being played by jacob Batalon since he and Peter parker blend together perfectly. Micheal keaton as the Vulture is also awesome. And Tom Holland nails the Spiderman role perfectly. Also having Tony Stark be part of this is just the perfect icing on the cake.

The special effects are pretty decent although there are minor scenes that you know were cgi but those are short and far in between. The fight scenes are excellent and well done and I like how this is not that world ending high stakes story that most superheroes are. Just a grounded Spiderman story of Peters high school life.

Overall Spiderman Homecoming is probably one of the best Spiderman film to date. The bold new take on Spiderman origin is both fresh and enjoyable. The movie isn't perfect by any standard but it's still one of the best Spider stories put to film. A must watch for any Spiderman and superhero fan.