Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017
PG-13
2h 13m

FILM REVIEW

Marvel universe has Peter Parker (Tom Holland) trying to find a balance between his high school years and wanting to join The Avengers as Spider-Man. While all of this is going on Vulture (Michael Keaton) is creating some high tech and dangerous weapons to sell on the streets.

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING seemed to get a lot of mixed reviews but I personally thought it was very entertaining and in fact I thought it was much better than WONDER WOMAN. What's amazing is that this is the third reboot of this series going back to the Sam Raimi films and it's really amazing that the studio keeps managing to get the perfect casts to pull the stories off. This film not only works as a very good action movie but I thought the teenage drama stuff worked quite nicely as well.

As I stated, the performances here really help make the film as entertaining as it is. The performance by Holland was excellent and I thought he was perfect during the scenes where the character is actually being a nerd and conflicted with various emotions. Keaton was also wonderful in his role as he perfectly played the villain. Robert Downey, Jr. could sleepwalk in his role as Tony Stark but he's always fun as is Jon Favreau in his part. Donald Glover and Bokeem Woodbine were also very good as was Laura Harrier as the love interest. Marisa Tomei looks great but she's a bit too young for her role as Aunt May. Even Jacob Batalon adds nice comic relief.

The action scenes are all highly exciting and it's the perfect use of CGI. I'm not a CGI fan but there's no question that it mixes in perfectly well with the rest of the footage. I'd also argue that the story itself was quite good in regards to everything going wrong in Parker's personal life and I thought the screenplay perfectly handled his emotions of trying to balance everything. Technically the film is very impressive from start to finish and there are some truly great scenes scattered throughout the picture.

Directed by

Jon Watts

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(directed by)

Writing Credits (WGA)

Jonathan Goldstein	...	(screenplay by) &
John Francis Daley	...	(screenplay by) and
Jon Watts	...	(screenplay by) &
Christopher Ford	...	(screenplay by) and
Chris McKenna	...	(screenplay by) &
Erik Sommers	...	(screenplay by)

Jonathan Goldstein	...	(screen story by) &
John Francis Daley	...	(screen story by)

Stan Lee	...	(based on the Marvel comic book by) &
Steve Ditko	...	(based on the Marvel comic book by)

Joe Simon	...	(Captain America created by) and
Jack Kirby	...	(Captain America created by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete


Tom Holland	...	Peter Parker / Spider-Man
Michael Keaton	...	Adrian Toomes / Vulture
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Tony Stark / Iron Man
Marisa Tomei	...	May Parker
Jon Favreau	...	Happy Hogan
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Pepper Potts
Zendaya	...	Michelle
Donald Glover	...	Aaron Davis
Jacob Batalon	...	Ned
Laura Harrier	...	Liz
Tony Revolori	...	Flash
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Herman Schultz / Shocker #2
Tyne Daly	...	Anne Marie Hoag
Abraham Attah	...	Abe
Hannibal Buress	...	Coach Wilson
Kenneth Choi	...	Principal Morita
Selenis Leyva	...	Ms. Warren
Angourie Rice	...	Betty
Martin Starr	...	Mr. Harrington
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Doris Toomes
Michael Chernus	...	Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
Michael Mando	...	Mac Gargan
Logan Marshall-Green	...	Jackson Brice / Shocker #1
Jennifer Connelly	...	Karen / Suit Lady (voice)
Gary Weeks	...	Agent Foster
Christopher Berry	...	Randy
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.	...	Jason
Tunde Adebimpe	...	Mr. Cobbwell
Tiffany Espensen	...	Cindy
Isabella Amara	...	Sally
Michael Barbieri	...	Charles
Josie Totah	...	Seymour (as J.J. Totah)
Hemky Madera	...	Mr. Delmar
Zach Cherry	...	Street Vendor
Kirk R. Thatcher	...	Punk on Street (as Kirk Thatcher)
Yu Lew	...	Car Jacker
Sondra James	...	Yelling Woman
Bob Adrian	...	Yelling Man
Gary Richardson	...	Day Sleeper
Stan Lee	...	Gary
Joe Hang	...	Thai Waiter
Wayne Pére	...	History Teacher
Chris Evans	...	Steve Rogers / Captain America
Alexa Laraki	...	Tent Kid
Liza Fagin	...	Tent Kid
Kerry Condon	...	Friday (voice)
John Penick	...	Mr. Hapgood
Ethan Dizon	...	Tiny
Amy Hill	...	Decathlon Moderator
Miles Mussenden	...	Park Ranger
Martha Kelly	...	Tour Guide
Kevin LaRosa Jr.	...	Helicopter Pilot (as Kevin N. LaRosa)
Ren Colley	...	Ferry Kid
Jennifer Kim	...	Ferry Mom
Ari Groover	...	Ferry Commuter
Louis Gonzalez	...	Ferry Commuter
Stewart Steinberg	...	Ferry Commuter
Andy Powers	...	Ferry Commuter
Omar Capra	...	Yeah Spider-Man Guy
Nitin Nohria	...	Dean Crimson
Vince Foster	...	Stark Tower Technician
Brian Schaeffer	...	Stark Tower Employee

Produced by

Victoria Alonso	...	executive producer
Avi Arad	...	executive producer
Mitchell Bell	...	co-producer (as Mitch Bell)
Eric Hauserman Carroll	...	co-producer
Louis D'Esposito	...	executive producer
Kevin Feige	...	producer (produced by) (p.g.a.)
Jeremy Latcham	...	executive producer
Stan Lee	...	executive producer
Rachel O'Connor	...	co-producer
Amy Pascal	...	producer (produced by) (p.g.a.)
Matt Tolmach	...	executive producer
Patricia Whitcher	...	executive producer

Music by

Michael Giacchino

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(music by)