Spider-Man: No Way Home is a superhero movie, that latest in the MCU saga and the third installment for Tom Holland's Spider-Man. Following the events of Far From Home Peter Parker aka Spider-Man(Holland) grapples with the public backlash of his unmasking. As a result he, his girlfriend MJ(Zendaya) and his friend Ned(Jacob Batalon) are not accepted into MIT. In order to try to make things right Peter enlists Doctor Strange(Benedict Cumberbatch) to cast a spell of forgetfulness on the world, this goes wrong(no surprise there) and causes a collision with the multiverse.
Holland, Zendaya, and Batalon all deploy their charm and chemistry which we've become accustom to, and it's just as fun and engaging as ever but because of the big "reveal" of the movie and all that that entails the focus is much more split than in previous movies. Some of these surprise performance, which it would be a spoiler to reveal, are very good, very fun, and surprisingly resonant. There's one particularly effecting scene, one of the best of the year, where Holland's Spider-Man encourages and is encouraged by two of these mystery guests. It's surprisingly potent.
After the somewhat melancholic drudgery Far From Home this is a return to, perhaps, a more standard Spider-Man flick but certainly a more enjoyable one. It has the standard slickness that one can expect from Marvel, it looks great, it moves relatively quickly, the action sequences are engaging, and there's emotion and humor in equal measure. It is a great movie? No. But it is a classic, highly effective, extremely entertaining superhero blockbuster. Retains some of the magic the MCU seems to have lost since Endgame.
Straight, main-line fun, with the most successful deployment of nostalgia to date.
Currently in theaters coming soon to VOD.
See It.
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