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This second Spiderman-movie with Tom Holland in the title role was a lot better than I expected. Though the script contained a few well-known tropes, it was nonetheless quite entertaining, with a balanced sense of humour and subtle references. I liked that they touched on Peter’s grief over Tony’s death, but I would have liked to see more of that. At least we got that brief moment on Happy’s plane when Peter is the embodiment of Tony reborn, which was very touching.
A huge factor in endearing this film to me was also the selection of locations, as they went to my two favourite places in the world: Austria, my home country, and London, my chosen home town. I’m intimately familiar with all of the locations from the UK capital that they used, which feels awesome. Still, there are some details to be criticised: they went over Tower Bridge the wrong way and also ignored that the bridge is too far from the Tower entrance to just run back and forth. On top of that, it was funny when Happy tried to lead them into the vault, but lead them up into the keep instead XD There are lots of suites of armour and weapons there, true, but no jewels. But hey! They used the new plastic bank notes for the credits!
In terms of acting, this was very enjoyable, too. Tom Holland is a fantastic Spiderman. His acting is delivered with a remarkable sense of what is age-appropriate for his character, and an astonishing sensitivity for nuances. Jake Gylenhaal took a bit to warm up, but turned into a lovable character very quickly: a new father figure / friend for Peter. His character also proved why I liked Cyrano de Bergerac so much… The other kids were good casting choices, too, but I did not agree with the teachers, especially JB Smoove. Their comedy was just way too forces, especially in juxtaposition with expert performances from their co-stars, particularly Tom.
Visually, this film was colourful and fast. The CGI (mostly) did not disappoint, outside of a few shots that appeared a bit below-budget. They definitely spent a bit of time on making this film 3D-ready, too, indulging in shots of Spiderman swinging and fighting, but it was not too obvious outside of the added runtime weighing down the story. Anyway, well-curated sets and costumes, good make-up etc… just what you would expect from a huge production like this. The score blended in seamlessly, too.
4/5
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