Spider Man No Way Home Review - Goosebumps Written All Over
Marvel Studios and Columbia Pictures have brought things full circle with Spider-Man: No Way home, the eighth live-action Spider-Man film, in a way that would have seemed unimaginable even four years ago. The third installment of tom Holland's trilogy as the web-slinger is a fairly pleasant essay on the process. This spell does not go as intended, and as a result, all of the villains from other universes who are aware of Peter Parker are dragged into the MCU.
The highs and lows of previous Spider-Man flicks are evident, with alfred Molina's Doc Ock and Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin reappearing to dominate the screen each time they appear. Jamie Foxx reprises his role as Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, this time focusing on himself rather than the character from that film (not literally). This isn't to suggest that none of these characters, or the other villains, aren't entertaining on screen; they are. Another highlight of the film is a scene where they all joke around about being villains and fighting Spider-Man.
In reality, No Way home – and the Marvel Studios' manner of storytelling in general – has a deeper problem with this. Sequences that are designed to be theatrical and proof of how much the production cost can feel phony at times, but you can tell when things are connected. Every intimate moment between MJ and Peter is significant, and one specific combat sequence between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin is one of the best in the film, not only because it is limited but also because it is tactile. As they battle, floors are broken, walls are shattered, windows are shattered, and tom Holland sweats and bleeds.
Zendaya's casting as MJ has been revealed to be one of the coolest things Marvel Studios has accomplished with Spider-Man since they were able to get him in their toy box, and she is the secret weapon of Spider-Man: No Way Home. She has the ability to offer sarcastic humor, be present for drama, and change the tone. She takes on the majority of the film's most difficult beats, and she shines at them.
Dafoe's reappearance as Green Goblin is fantastic, and it serves as a reminder of how good he is as a whole as he chews the countryside into ribbons. Doc Ock, played by Molina, is given the same emotional pathos as he had in Spider-Man 2. Unfortunately, there is so much going on in the movie, and there are so many other villains, that their time is short, but it is explosive.
In terms of direction, a spectacular one-shot at the beginning of No Way home is about the only sense of personality we see from Watts as a filmmaker, but there are other instances when he manages to break out of the blockbuster mold he's been thrown into. One main beat, for example, is greater than any of the similar passages in 2016's doctor Strange since it is the only scene that harnesses the hallucinogenic imagery of that film. No Way home is also capable of realizing Spider-Sense in a way that distinguishes the MCU from previous instalments, and it does so without the use of a goofy CG effect.
On the whole, Goosebumps Guaranteed!
The highs and lows of previous Spider-Man flicks are evident, with alfred Molina's Doc Ock and Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin reappearing to dominate the screen each time they appear. Jamie Foxx reprises his role as Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, this time focusing on himself rather than the character from that film (not literally). This isn't to suggest that none of these characters, or the other villains, aren't entertaining on screen; they are. Another highlight of the film is a scene where they all joke around about being villains and fighting Spider-Man.
In reality, No Way home – and the Marvel Studios' manner of storytelling in general – has a deeper problem with this. Sequences that are designed to be theatrical and proof of how much the production cost can feel phony at times, but you can tell when things are connected. Every intimate moment between MJ and Peter is significant, and one specific combat sequence between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin is one of the best in the film, not only because it is limited but also because it is tactile. As they battle, floors are broken, walls are shattered, windows are shattered, and tom Holland sweats and bleeds.
Zendaya's casting as MJ has been revealed to be one of the coolest things Marvel Studios has accomplished with Spider-Man since they were able to get him in their toy box, and she is the secret weapon of Spider-Man: No Way Home. She has the ability to offer sarcastic humor, be present for drama, and change the tone. She takes on the majority of the film's most difficult beats, and she shines at them.
Dafoe's reappearance as Green Goblin is fantastic, and it serves as a reminder of how good he is as a whole as he chews the countryside into ribbons. Doc Ock, played by Molina, is given the same emotional pathos as he had in Spider-Man 2. Unfortunately, there is so much going on in the movie, and there are so many other villains, that their time is short, but it is explosive.
In terms of direction, a spectacular one-shot at the beginning of No Way home is about the only sense of personality we see from Watts as a filmmaker, but there are other instances when he manages to break out of the blockbuster mold he's been thrown into. One main beat, for example, is greater than any of the similar passages in 2016's doctor Strange since it is the only scene that harnesses the hallucinogenic imagery of that film. No Way home is also capable of realizing Spider-Sense in a way that distinguishes the MCU from previous instalments, and it does so without the use of a goofy CG effect.
On the whole, Goosebumps Guaranteed!