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Spider-Man: No Way Homehits all the right Marvel-movie notes, most critics agree.
Ahead of the highly anticipated sequel’s release on Friday, reviews for the film, which once again stars Tom Holland as the titular superhero, praise the blockbuster for its humor and — at times — darker side.
“This is a film you want to experience with other people. You want to collectively cheer and cry out and react,” wrote Acuna. “Not every film necessitates that.No Way Homeis the first time sinceAvengers: Endgamewhere I’ve truly felt the presence of an audience would only add to your experience because of the nature of the film.”
Variety’s Peter Debruge commendeddirector Jon Watts (who also helmed 2017’sSpider-Man: Homecomingand 2019’sSpider-Man: Far from Home) for his “bright, slightly dorky touch [that] lends a welcome continuity to this latest trilogy.”
Alonso Duralde said in hisreview for The Wrapthat the movie impressively features realistic relationships amid the large-scale adventure: “The most superheroic feat on display might be the film’s ability to keep human-sized emotions and relationships front and center even as the very fabric of time and space twists itself into knots. … And the superhero stuff is tons of fun, make no mistake.”
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Avoiding spoilers,IGN’s Amelia Emberwingsaid the return of pastSpider-Manmovie villains offers thrilling moments in this iteration. Trailers for the film revealed that Alfred Molina’s Doc Oc, Jamie Foxx’s Electro, Willem Dafoe’s Norman Osborn and more big-screen foes make appearances this time around.
“Willem Dafoe nails everything he does, but his reprisal of Norman Osborn is something for the MCU history books. His character — like the rest of the villains who find their way into Peter’s universe — is given a new depth that was never explored in previousSpider-Manfilms,” Emberwing wrote.
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WhileThe Guardian’s Benjamin Leeacknowledged thatSpider-Man: No Way Homeis “flawed for sure,” he said it “still moves with more deftness than most.”
Spider-Man: No Way Homeis in theaters Friday.
source: people.com
