Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natura...
Yeah, “Spider-Man: Far From Home”.....I really don’t like this thing anymore.
Granted, I still found a lot of things about Far From Home to appreciate: the acting is solid for the most part, some layers of comedy hit me, Mysterio’s boss fights make for some of the best in the entire MCU, Holland and Zendaya’s chemistry is clearly visible, special effects, cinematography and editing are a distinct improvement, CGI can be considered seamless and it’s themes surrounding maturity, responsibility and stepping up to the big leagues I felt were very interesting topics that they, at least, attempted to follow up on. But looking back on it now, I was expecting this movie to be a lot more clever, a lot more darker and a hell of a lot less STUPID especially after the events of Avengers: Endgame. The main romance felt very forced, some of the action sequences aren’t memorable, most of the jokes don’t land, it backpedals a little bit on Peters character arc, Mysterio’s motivation is UGH, it’s dramatic shift of pacing and tone doesn’t offer that much forward momentum and while I appreciate the massive expansion of worldbuilding and circumstances introduced here, similar to Homecoming, there were no risks, no high rewards, no stakes, no sense of dread or danger.....this film doesn’t play it exactly as safe as Homecoming but given this took place after Endgame, this was just ridiculous. Damn it Marvel, you only had ONE job!
What the film does well, it’s does alright but to me the other stuff I thought it did well in the past, it does way too much wrong now. At best, it’s your typical mediocre teen romance flick. At worst, it’s probably the worst live-action Spider-Man film we’ve got today....and I’m ashamed to admit that.
