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egoBorderOct 9, 2019

I was shocked by how little of what this movie is going for actually lands. It seems in the process of expanding Spider-Man's world the writers forgot to give the webslinger himself something to do. As it is, this comes off more as anI was shocked by how little of what this movie is going for actually lands. It seems in the process of expanding Spider-Man's world the writers forgot to give the webslinger himself something to do. As it is, this comes off more as an ensemble comedy than an adventure, despite great pains to raise the stakes by having Peter and his friends traveling around Europe. The brightest point here is, ironically, Gyllenhaal's dark villain Mysterio. Unfortunately, the entire premise of illusion and misdirection doesn't serve the movie well because the twists are telegraphed way in advance and it just feels like you're waiting for the movie to catch up with the audience. A few good moments but utterly forgettable.… Expand

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alizodiacSep 17, 2019

Another perfect example of how average the MCU movies have become, with the only memorable highlight being the end credit scene!

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Reviewer987Jul 3, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spiderman far from home is basically rehashing the plot from spriderman 2 but fails in every way when trying. It explores the idea of spiderman having doubt about being spiderman and losing his powers. Peter struggles with wanting a normal life and needing to be spiderman. Mind you this is spidersman 4th apperance in this universe. He for most of the movie just fumbles around on screen pining over MJ which gets old fast. When he is spiderman he comes off as only a side kick to mysterio. Even asking him for permission to fight an elemental. Which doesnt make any sense when he willing chased thanos is space. The constantly compare him to ironman and give him full access to Ironmans inventory of inventions. They even rehash sceens from ironman to make the connection that spiderman = ironman now. This movie forgot who spiderman is and what makes him special. Having an actor just do funny things and say funny things doesnt make him spiderman or peter parker. The character is so much more than that. This movie just forgot that.… Expand

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kirkenderJul 5, 2019

Spider-Man Homecoming is one of my favorite superhero movies. Far From Home is bloated, lacking depth of character and heart, and doesn't really know what story its trying to tell. Part homage to the Avengers/Tony Stark, Part middle of theSpider-Man Homecoming is one of my favorite superhero movies. Far From Home is bloated, lacking depth of character and heart, and doesn't really know what story its trying to tell. Part homage to the Avengers/Tony Stark, Part middle of the road superhero movie and part John Hughes teenage love story. It misses on all fronts. Its still mildly entertaining, but its a whisper of what marvel can do. ALSO too many costume changes, i don't need to see 6 different spider-outfits, we get it.… Expand

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MidAirManJul 5, 2019

Spider-Man Far From Home is an extremely predictable movie from start to finish. Anyone familiar with the comics or spider-man animated series from the 90s could see through the story right from the trailer. The movie is more of a leapingSpider-Man Far From Home is an extremely predictable movie from start to finish. Anyone familiar with the comics or spider-man animated series from the 90s could see through the story right from the trailer. The movie is more of a leaping off point for the next phase of the MCU.

While the movie was fun and heart felt at times, the story fails to really deliver.… Expand

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RandomnonsenseJul 2, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok so this movie wasnt as good as I expected it to be. It felt very rushed. It had a lot of messed up scenes like when Mysterio revealed his plan and when spiderman gets hit by a train . There was a lot of unatural cringy MJ and Peter moments there was a lot of cringe moments. Some parts hit hard like when Happy hugged Peter and when Mysterio said maybe Iron man would still be around if it wasn't for Spiderman. The crazy part is in the mid credit scene which I wont spoil for you cause its insane.… Expand

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pupperoniJul 3, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Peter Parkers character from homecoming to far from home seems to be very inconsistent. In homecoming we saw Peter abandon his normal life to pursue a criminal who's just stealing some high tech weapons (the overall implications of that conflict in the marvel universe are very small.) In far from home Peter is presented with a world ending threat, massive and monstrous elementals that could consume the earth, but instead of confronting the issue and abandoning his class trip every chance he could like he would have in homecoming, he denies the call to action and only acts when Nick Fury changes the class trips course. Ah yes, we have yet another class trip plot line, and this one is not nearly as well executed as homecomings. Mysterios motivations and goals seem very... vague, to say the least. Exactly why he can't become an ACTUAL superhero, what with his illusions and the drones he seems to have mental control over is completely unknown to me. Attacking london and killing hundreds of thousands seems like a much more reasonable course of action. The fights in this movie are well executed, save for the fire elemental, which i found very confusing and even boring. Some have complained about "generic big CGI fights" and while the finale is big, and it does have CGI, i would not call it generic or poorly executed. The humor is good for the most part, but the amount of jokes that fall flat is somewhat concerning. I don't see any need for those jokes, and the movie is packed to the brim with so much humor that cutting out a few mild-nose-breathing level jokes wouldn't hurt the movie. Not a terrible movie, but i would only recommend watching it if you are a marvel fan that cares about the grand plot of the series, both spider-man and marvel as a whole, as far from home may effect the others.… Expand

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Joel_BlantonJul 7, 2019

I found this movie to be so fast paced that it felt as if it was shoving as much exposition as it could down my throat. I understand that in order to follow up with the hype of Endgame you have to make this movie interesting, but the way itI found this movie to be so fast paced that it felt as if it was shoving as much exposition as it could down my throat. I understand that in order to follow up with the hype of Endgame you have to make this movie interesting, but the way it was done here was sloppy. I didn’t even have room to breathe there was so much going on all at once and it was problem after problem, all back to back. However the VFX were top notch, the casting and acting were great, and the comedy was hilarious as always in a marvel movie. Overall it was a good movie to watch once, nothing too special.… Expand

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viniciussawateJul 18, 2019

In Spider-Man: Away from Home, Watts focuses on what Mysterio and his illusions have of more graphic, not necessarily in their more narrative potential. The comic book readers will recognize, in a couple of scenes of the cornered hero, thoseIn Spider-Man: Away from Home, Watts focuses on what Mysterio and his illusions have of more graphic, not necessarily in their more narrative potential. The comic book readers will recognize, in a couple of scenes of the cornered hero, those claustrophobic pictures on every black background in which the Spiderman gets trapped in the vertigo of Mysterio, suffocated by images that bring to the surface traumas of the unconscious. It is the expected fan service, and that knows how to take good advantage of the character of cartoons situations and characterization of characters. What's more, the good visual translation of comic book aesthetics is an undeniable legacy of Sam Raimi that at no time, even in the films starring Andrew Garfield, was scrapped within the franchise.… Expand

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zouz123Jul 4, 2019

One cannot simply give this movie a 10! It's filled with bad cgi and the acting is bad. It's boring and pretty childish. I really can't understand the high ratings, and I'm pretty sure that I won't be watching future Spider-Man movies, it'sOne cannot simply give this movie a 10! It's filled with bad cgi and the acting is bad. It's boring and pretty childish. I really can't understand the high ratings, and I'm pretty sure that I won't be watching future Spider-Man movies, it's just not my thing anymore. I'll just stick to Black Panther.

If you're under 15 you'll maybe enjoy Spider-Man. Otherwise, just skip it and know that you won't miss much.… Expand

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VirgoCaveJul 4, 2019

Its funny, but all the "8 or above" are just peoplesaying "IS AMAZING BECAUSE IS AMAZING", and the only people giveing argument are the "bad numbers". Far from home is funny, enjoyable, but nothing more, most of their characters are utterlyIts funny, but all the "8 or above" are just peoplesaying "IS AMAZING BECAUSE IS AMAZING", and the only people giveing argument are the "bad numbers". Far from home is funny, enjoyable, but nothing more, most of their characters are utterly stupid in this movie and the plot is predictable as **** The movie is a 6, but i'll give it a 4 to compensate all the bloated ultrablindfan califications.… Expand

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phildogJul 2, 2019

There are handful of some pretty great scenes near the end, and the after/mid credits stuff is good, but the majority of this movie just is dumb and dull. A listless, lazy, hacked down, bore-fest.

Honestly, I think this is probably one ofThere are handful of some pretty great scenes near the end, and the after/mid credits stuff is good, but the majority of this movie just is dumb and dull. A listless, lazy, hacked down, bore-fest.

Honestly, I think this is probably one of the lowest ranking MCU movies for me. If it weren't a part of the MCU, I would recommend skipping this. There is some stuff with a sizable impact on the greater MCU, so see it in theatres if you can, wait till a tuesday for cheap tickets or something.… Expand

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RunNinjaRunJul 9, 2019

There are some entertaining and humorous moments, but the execution is a little corny. It feels like they’re trying too hard to make a funny post Endgame spin-off.

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AngelStarrNov 4, 2019

Childish, bad jokes, and annoying. Every time you think the plot is about to improve, it dumps a cringe-worthy moment of anti-climax into your face.
Worst of all, the logic becomes absolutely broken. Things stop making sense completely! It'sChildish, bad jokes, and annoying. Every time you think the plot is about to improve, it dumps a cringe-worthy moment of anti-climax into your face.
Worst of all, the logic becomes absolutely broken. Things stop making sense completely! It's like someone has managed to take the world of the avengers, which somehow made a science-fiction kind of sense... And turned it into a joke. An absolutely ridiculous Development makes the whole movie seem like a bad Batman spinoff! Except it's the wrong villain, and nothing makes sense... Mind=blown, in the worst way possible.
So bad, I had to stop watching to adjust to the level of ridiculousness. OMG spare yourself the trouble.
I have been re-watching iron Man 1 and 2 and they are like a 50 billion times better.
Any avengers movie is better. This is just horrible really just horrible.… Expand

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moviemitch96Jul 2, 2019

I was really interested to see where things would go from here after 'Endgame', so I may have set my expectations a bit high on this one, but I found this one rather disappointing in some regards, in comparison to both 'Endgame' andI was really interested to see where things would go from here after 'Endgame', so I may have set my expectations a bit high on this one, but I found this one rather disappointing in some regards, in comparison to both 'Endgame' and 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'. The story felt lacking, redundant, and uninspired, character development was rather weak (especially with Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio unfortunately), and just a pretty underwhelming feeling was all that was left for me when all was said and done. Even a couple interesting post-credit scenes weren't quite enough to save most of it for me. The biggest plus I can give this is for Tom Holland (who's still far and out my fav Spider-Man thus far), but other than that, I mostly found this to be a forgettable and not so worthy follow-up to 'Endgame', and honestly one of the weaker MCU movies in recent memory for me.… Expand

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amheretojudgeJul 2, 2019

MCU's blueprint is shockingly durable or maybe it is the malleability of the writers, either way the summer has still some legs.

Spider-Man: Far From Home Watts is buoyed by the politically and socially fit theme in the film that we haveMCU's blueprint is shockingly durable or maybe it is the malleability of the writers, either way the summer has still some legs.

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Watts is buoyed by the politically and socially fit theme in the film that we have been whipped religiously nowadays. On that very note, Marvel has always stayed ahead of its game. Evidently, Kevin Feige reports that The Winter Soldier and Civil War had political themes that incidentally matched the circumstances. And the director Jon Watts, unlike the previous installment, speaks expressly on such heavy matters since this character is told to be the front page news in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from now on. Carrying that heavy burden on the shoulders is not just this chapter but the lead Peter Parker played by Tom Holland where both the character and actor is going through the same phenomenon.

But saying that the script is trippy would be understating it. By now, we can all agree that this franchise has grown more that just movies. But even for the standards of a comic book story, this is one hefty meal to swallow. And to add more spice, the flips and turns are so bizarre that you are taken aback as a viewer questioning everything. Ergo, to lighten the mood, the Marvel knocks on its most controversial subject, i.e. humor.

This bland of good and bad and familiar and forced laughs never fits in on this trip, despite the fact that it follows a teenage love story. The film suffers only when it tries to be both. Light footed and moody when grounding the characters through small talks and supporting character and, escalating these verbal sparring into bigger aspects like mourning, fake news, responsibility and the most tedious aspect of a job; the routine. This transaction is not completely convincing. A laziness or maybe commercially restricted deadline can be pointed out at such moments.

The film is visually stunning. Fortunately, it is a part of narration. So sit back and enjoy the thrilling ride in big IMax screen. Speaking of action, the choreography isn't as spectacular as Marvel cannon usually brings out. But it isn't their fault. The storytelling doesn't seek for big antics. Hence, you can see them work hard on details like the way Holland hits on a wall and then falls up front after trying to run and match the momentum. These tiny notions aren't awe gasping but soothing to watch, thinking that the Universe is still in safe hands.

Holland is a good performer, there is no doubt about that, but a performer needs a good partner which he is in short here. Jake Gyllenhaal as Quentin Beck actually has quite a wide range that isn't even touched in here. His character has the caliber to carry the film on his shoulder, but the surface is barely scratched and as a result, Holland stands alone in the screen. Far From Home stays quite close to the Universe. That is its biggest win, derived equation looks upgraded and the funky hip and happening music in sync with the MCU's loud and crowd pleasing soundtrack.… Expand

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LamontRaymondJul 2, 2019

It's a charming, fun film until the latter third rolls around and then they feel compelled to do the BORING action movie nonsense, when just about everyone in the theater tunes out - especially in a movie like this one in which holograms takeIt's a charming, fun film until the latter third rolls around and then they feel compelled to do the BORING action movie nonsense, when just about everyone in the theater tunes out - especially in a movie like this one in which holograms take the place of real people. Ugh. I will say that Holland and Zendaya are both amazing - their young chemistry is leagues better than anything done by Tobey or Andrew Garfield. And I'll say that the use of three songs - "Back in Black", "Vacation" (Go Go's), and "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" are perfectly placed. I also want to say that the Nick Fury sequences are fun, and the Aunt May stuff is awesome. So in the future, make MOST of the movie about human beings, and much less about the big, boring CGI fights.… Expand

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AatmaramJul 11, 2019

Far from home was not as good as some people claimed. It had no solid/satisfying plot line. The movie was no more than a cgi circus. The old movies had a feel to them because the characters were fleshed out and had a fascinating andFar from home was not as good as some people claimed. It had no solid/satisfying plot line. The movie was no more than a cgi circus. The old movies had a feel to them because the characters were fleshed out and had a fascinating and BELIEVABLE history. I don't have anything against Tony Stark but it feels like everthing nowadays somehow revolves around Tony even after his death which i do not have a very big problem with but when the villian has superpowers that are similiar to an infinity stone and no background whatsover and his powers then are called illusion that fkor me makes it completely baseless.… Expand

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The_Man_XXJul 18, 2019

This was a complicated review for me to make not because this movie was complex or anything but simply that I expected more from a Spider-man movie matter of fact a Marvel more. At this stage an okay Spider-Man isn't good enough.

Better I goThis was a complicated review for me to make not because this movie was complex or anything but simply that I expected more from a Spider-man movie matter of fact a Marvel more. At this stage an okay Spider-Man isn't good enough.

Better I go on a mini rant I can say that Tom Holland does a good job as Spider-Man, the dude is just good at the role. He was the best part of the movie, he nailed the funny parts, awkward teen moments and emotional moments(i'll get into that more later). Another intriguing performance came from Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio, I have always wanted Jake in a Superhero movie and he gives a good performance although there is some corny dialouge he says but that was because of the script not THE MAN - Jake Gyllenhaal. His character had more interesting things to do but thats sort of spoiler territory also the scenes between him and Tom were good. The other cast members were either okay or forgettable. Jon Fanvrou as Happy was fine though he had one amazing scene with Tom Holland. Marisa Tomie was meh she doesn't give a bad performance or anything but so far she's been one forgattble Aunt May in the MCU. Zendeya,Jacob as Ned, Samuel L Jackson were fine. The other high school kids were completely forgettable.

The romance arc between Spider-man and MJ was cute(I guess) it was nothing special but they did the whole teen romance thing well enough. The action was actually good and better than Homecoming, there were some cool mermorable action sequences in Far from Home and without spoiling anything, what they did with Spider-sense was dope. One major shoutout to Mysterio though. Far from Home had one great,trippy scene it was awesome and weirder than anything in Doctor Strange, Marvel really went to town with the whole Magician thing. The visual effects were very good and my favorite scene of the movie involved an emotional and heart warming scene between Spider-Man and Happy and I wish the movie could have had morer scenes like this. There was also one tiny thought provoking scene near the end that I didn't expect from the movie. Oh and the credit scenes were fire.

Now there villain in this movie was corny and predictable, there's no other way to put it I say the twist from a mile away. I mean the reasoning behind the villain's story was weak but I have to say the consequences from the villain's actions were jaw-dropping (mid-credit scene has the juice) but other than that the villain was average the only saving graces were the consequences of ther villain and a couple of interiguing scenes between him/her and Spider-Man and how Spider-Man was challenged by him/her.

Now for all the stuff that bothered me. First off the humor, I am getting tired of Marvel humor man I mean there were some funny scenes in Far from Home but for the most part the humor attempts from Marvel was exhausting and forced . I mean not every scene has to be funny Marvel it felt there were no serious stages at times. The first half of the movie also took kinda long to get going as well and kinda dragged on. Also at times this movie was way too focused on Iron Man I mean I get that Tony Stark is a mentor to Peter Parker but it sometimes distracted from Spider-Man's story. The movie also couldn't focus on its mainline story there was the whole IronMan x Spider-Man storyline, then Peter struggling with being a regular teenager and a Superhero then the whole comedy vacation stuff x Teen Romance. I get that a movie can haver multiple layers and arcs and still be an amazing movie but Far from Home could balance the storylines they presented to us. I mean yes I enjoyed Peter's struggle with wanting a normal life and being Spider-Man and how he deals with the IronMan situation while also being treated with some highschool comedy but I neverr felt that Far From Home fully committed to any of those storylines leaving us with an okay story for a Spider-Man movier and again at this stage an OKAY Spider-Man, Marvel movie isn't good enough

I almost disliked Far From Home but when I looked back this movie was just fine, it had good performances from Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal, some dope action sequences and amazing visual effects, some funny scenes and some interesting story elements and the emotional scene between Peter and Happymakes Far From Home a fun porncorn flick but the overall subpar story, average villain, cringey and corny scenes, unfunny and forced humor and some forgettable cast members brings the movie down a lot leaving us with an above average Spider-Man movie.… Expand

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MatthewAkalusiJul 11, 2019

"Spiderman Far From Home" is a long way from the spectacular reboot that “Spiderman: Homecoming” was.The first 45min-1hr were frankly quite boring.Things however pick up in the 2nd hour but first impressions matter and are not easily shaken"Spiderman Far From Home" is a long way from the spectacular reboot that “Spiderman: Homecoming” was.The first 45min-1hr were frankly quite boring.Things however pick up in the 2nd hour but first impressions matter and are not easily shaken off.About the villain? Mysterio, why his story arc was handled the way it was, is a mystery (pun intended).What's with the flippancy with Peter Parker's secret identity.Aren't such things closely guarded? It is no longer news that the any-thing-for profit Tony Stark, before he became Iron Man, made lots of enemies who would want to get even with him or in this movie, Parker, his protege.However, making it, again (check elsewhere in the MCU), the basis for the movie's villainy is a bit tired.The Producers should do better with the next installment, which it is clear there would be.… Expand

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sammyanthonyJul 4, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. That's cool for them to expose the incorporation of CGIs and drones like entertainment industry always did to make such plot of a film. Some things that are key to the plot was really weirdly executed (like when Peter said something about his Spider-Sense, it just doesn't make sense to just put it out without even explaining the origin beforehand.)… Expand

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PowerbugJul 2, 2019

Def not great but a good action flick. Mysterio was good. The trailer for the movie spoiled too many of the best parts. The awkwardness that worked in Homecoming felt forced in this one. The credit scenes had more significance than most ofDef not great but a good action flick. Mysterio was good. The trailer for the movie spoiled too many of the best parts. The awkwardness that worked in Homecoming felt forced in this one. The credit scenes had more significance than most of the movie. With lower expectations I would have enjoyed it.… Expand

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LajaleaaJul 12, 2019

"It's easy to fool people when they are already fooling themselves."
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( 68/100 ) . Spider-Man: Far From Home relaja el ambiente adecuadamente justo después de Avengers Endgame, sin embargo también tumba la calidad que el MCU logró con"It's easy to fool people when they are already fooling themselves."
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Spider-Man: Far From Home relaja el ambiente adecuadamente justo después de Avengers Endgame, sin embargo también tumba la calidad que el MCU logró con Endgame y Avengers Infinity War. Far From Home gana y pierde al mismo tiempo. Todos los personajes son triviales y desenfocados, lo cual revela que la historia tiene problemas para mostrar su propio propósito. Misterio, lejos de ser enigmático, es confuso tanto por su falta de finalidad como por su propia misión y Parker, aún después de lo que ha enfrentado como super-heroe, parece desconocer sus prioridades; y cuando al fin está decidido, explicarse es un acto forzado que arruina cualquier carga dramática. No es culpa de Tom Holland o Jake Gyllenhaal, quienes actúan puntualmente, sino del guión, que no se decide entre ahorrar diálogos o dar más romance, comedia o acción. Por otra parte, la ironía en las historias secundarias agregan una carga de comedia boba y molesta totalmente innecesaria que le quita seriedad e importancia a la trama principal. Fuera de la molestia que me provocó ver esas deficiencias, admitiré que la película me sorprendió. No considero que los efectos especiales hayan sido buenos pero dieron vida a un concepto visual muy interesante de explorar. La cuestión de las ilusiones ópticas y la transformación del espacio gracias a la aplicación de la realidad virtual me dejaron con ganas de más situaciones similares. Las secuencias de acción se extrapolan y mientras las de Misterio se sienten recicladas, a Spider-Man le dan creatividad y le permiten relucir con coreografías algo ingeniosas. También hay puntos de impacto, que no revelaré para evitar spoilers, que logran anclar al film a un nivel de tensión terrenal que sustituye el factor de la fantasía por un impacto tan realista que puede provocar escalofríos. Peter Parker tiene mucho que aprender y eso no supone prosperidad para el héroe si no deja de ser un aprendiz y se convierte en un sabio.
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Spider-Man: Far From Home smooths the mood properly just right after Avengers: Endgame, nevertheless, also tackles the quality that the MCU achieved with Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War. Far From Home win some and lose some. All the characters are trivial and unfocused, which reveals the failures of the story to show its purpose. Misterio, far from being enigmatic, it's confusing both by his lack of finality and by his own mission; and Peter Parker, even after what he have faced as a superhero, seems to not know his priorities, and when he finally makes up his mind, explaining himself it's a forced act that ruins any dramatic value. It's not Tom Holland's or Jake Gyllenhaal's fault, who act accurately, but it’s the scrip's fault, which doesn't decide if to save dialogs or give more romance, comedy or action. Also, the irony in the background stories adds a dumb and annoying comedy totally unnecessary that takes away all seriousness and importance to the main plot. Outside from the bother that those failings brought in me, I will admit that the movie also surprised me. I don't consider the special effects to be good, but they gave life to a very interesting visual concept to explore. The matter about optical illusions and the transformation of space thanks to the application of virtual reality left me wanting more similar ideas. The action sequences are polarized and while the ones of Misterio feel reused, creativity is given to Spider-Man and he's able to shine with kind of clever choreographies. There are, also, impact points, that I won't reveal because of spoilers, that achieve to hang the film in a down to earth level of tension that replace the fantasy factor for shocks so realistic that can give the chills. Peter Parker has a lot to learn and that might not promise prosperity for the hero if he doesn't stop learning and star knowing.… Expand

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PauloReviewsJul 8, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Spider-Man: Far from Home" is, admittedly, an enjoyable ride in hindsight, but does it have any depth to it?

In my opinion, no. The latest Spider-Man movie is another victim of the MCU formula that has plagued movies like "Ant-Man and the Wasp". Both seem enjoyable at first, but when you start to break the movie down, it becomes apparent how little-to-no effort was put into making it tense and dramatic. The first half of the movie is surprisingly boring and lacking in stakes or conflict and it only gets more interesting during the second half, where Jake Gyllenhaal's performance as the villain Mysterio begins to shine. Indeed, I might say he was the best part of the movie. Gyllenhaal's energetic peformance elevated the character to a more solid level and if it weren't for him, the dynamic of this villain would fall flat right off the bat.

I enjoyed the aspect of Mysterio being a special effects expert (just like in the comics), but his motivations being so contrived and forced didn't do much for me. Seriously, he hates Tony Stark? Haven't we seen that in the last movie with Vulture? Gyllenhaal is a delight to watch, but he can only do much with the material he's given and unfortunately, the material sucks.

I always pay attention to the overall theme of the movie. What is it about this movie that's going to stand out? What is the emotional journey for our hero? Well, I didn't feel emotionally connected to the character of Peter Parker throughout this entire film. Not one bit. You'd think Spider-Man, my favorite fictional super-hero, would do something for me. Sadly, it didn't. Right out of the gate, "Spider-Man: Far from Home" introduces a contrived internal conflict that made me roll my eyes. The conflict of Peter trying to step up to be "the next Iron Man". All the while, he's trying to build a relationship with "MJ" (finely performed by Zendaya). None of this clicks with me. It doesn't even make sense! In the last movie, he didn't give two flying f*cks about her and all of a sudden he cares about her? Where did this come from? And why did the trailer give away the plot point of MJ finding out/guessing Peter's identity?

Not only that, but the soundtrack was so unspecial. Parts of it felt borrowed from the last movie. Secondary characters were only used for comedic relief - although Ned continues to be the best thing about this franchise. The action sequences were fairly entertaining, but the special effects were a little overdone in places, particularly during the Mysterio's illusion moments. Another thing that I will never be able to comprehend is why Peter, the smartest person in the room (according to Quentin Beck), decided to hand over high-tech glasses - provided to him by his beloved mentor - to a dude who only talked to him twice. That was a whole new level of stupid.

It's a shame that this new Spider-Man movie wasn't good enough to win a positive rating for me. All of this because it's trying to be light and hilarious, forgetting key aspects that make a movie truly outstanding.

At least J.K. Simmons is back as J. Jonah Jameson!

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ClairePendragonSep 13, 2019

Its not really "Boring", but it feels as if it was written by different writers.
Action sequences no longer feel like a story/event is unfolding, but more about how we can cram as many unique camera angles/posses in as possible.
Once theIts not really "Boring", but it feels as if it was written by different writers.
Action sequences no longer feel like a story/event is unfolding, but more about how we can cram as many unique camera angles/posses in as possible.
Once the fight starts, you already know everything that will happen, the only "unique" situations, are the ones that dont use combat/action. (But do lack good dialogue to compliment them.) I did zone out during the action sequences, and the "unique" sequences, since they were no where near as good as the prior marvel movies. (Neither in spectacle, nor in story progression.)
The actual "plot" feels too forced, making peter change his "go get em" personality too much, for the sake of plot. (plus there's not really much going on with the plot, except the end credit scene, which is the only part worth seeing.)
This is no where near as bad as Thor2 or Ironman2, so if you like the characters, its still ok to watch.

But be warned, even the comedy of this movie is different.
In the prior movie(s) the comedy is a byproduct.
Meaning, things would be set up for the progression of the plot. Comedy acted more as a means to make fun of the awkwardness of situations the plot required.
If somebody has to do something weird, they make fun of it.
But in this movie, they completely set up the plot solely to make jokes. The set up has nothing to do with the plot, nor its progression, and nor are they makeing fun of situations. instead, the plot changes direction, so they could squeeze in jokes that just arent as good as prior ones. It ends up coming off too corny.
Example: Two people start dating for no real reason, other than for a gag. They also stop dating, also for a gag.
It had no reason to be there, it doesnt help the plot, and it wasnt funny. (It was predictable due to how jokes run.)
Another example is Flash. In the 1st movie his Dads car gets taken, and wrecked, yet he loves spiderman in this movie, all for a joke. In the prior, spiderman called flash by his name, in this one, flash is surprised spiderman knows who he is, all for a joke.

This isnt to say all jokes in the movie are bad, there's some funny ones. But too many of the jokes arent funny, and are the "reverse" method of "It doesnt take itself too seriously". Instead, it jumps from taking itself too seriously, to not taking itself seriously enough, and hardly meets in the middle.
Hopefully Sony learns from this, if they ever plan to use Tom Holland again. (Probably not, they look at money signs, and see the billion dollar profits, and dont see connections like "people came to see this, to see where the MCU will go after endgame. And some people grew to like spiderman in the prior movies, so they hoped for an equally good story here."

This has a lot of similar vibes as Venom did, but w/o the initial flare of "new/shiney" that introducing a new main character has.… Expand

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ryanostarJul 5, 2019

This movie was really bad, terrible writing, story, etc. It's not a Spider-Man film, it's another Iron Man spin-off. Such a waste of time watching a film that's not even about Spider-Man. What happened to the actual good stories aboutThis movie was really bad, terrible writing, story, etc. It's not a Spider-Man film, it's another Iron Man spin-off. Such a waste of time watching a film that's not even about Spider-Man. What happened to the actual good stories about Spider-Man? Just simply ignore it? The casting is very wrong from the comics, more of the opposite or separate from it. Terrible green screen, probably one of the worst CGI's next to Black Panther. Jon Watts did a terrible job with Spider-Man, how to handle his world & the character itself. Notice the difference with Homecoming, making Spider-Man to much like Iron Man. "Being the next Iron man", wow. That's not how Spider-Man works, & terrible job from Holland, can't barley bring the character to life. Mysterio was good, but too much like Vulture as the same storyline, how lazy then making a new story for him. I feel bad for Jake, he did his best, what a terrible movie. Spider-Man 2 proves it's better when it comes to storylines & characters around Peter Parker. Far From Home makes The Amazing Spider-Man movies look like a masterpiece, what a shame to see the MCU lose it's grip on how to do Spider-Man justice, they don't try. The jokes were lame, cringing, & very boring. The worst Spider-Man film, reason it's a 4 because of Mysterio.… Expand

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AGuyFromGothamOct 19, 2019

Worst Spider-Man Ever.
Biggest Disappointment of the year.
Overrated and very bad.Marvel destroys the Spider-Man character by connecting everything to the Iron Man.
The worst Spider-Man I have ever seen.

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StefgrezMar 30, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The character of Spiderman is messed up, Uncle Ben is irrelevant, aunt may adds nothing to the character, his friends are cringe , the jokes are cringe and he is basically iron boy junior . Aside from the action and the sequence with the illusions I put dirt in this movies eye.… Expand

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BullyMaguireDec 3, 2021

This movie was just ok as Homecoming was better in my opinion. The movie was honestly lazily written and had a ton of plot holes and problems. I like Tom Holland he is a great actor and he does a very good job in the role but he really needsThis movie was just ok as Homecoming was better in my opinion. The movie was honestly lazily written and had a ton of plot holes and problems. I like Tom Holland he is a great actor and he does a very good job in the role but he really needs better writing on his character as he is not a very 3-dimensional character like Tobey Maguire's incarnation was. Also again Marvel with its forced humor is here and it was one of the worst in this movie. Mysterio was a cool villain and Jake Gyllenhaal did a great job and the final battle I thought was pretty awesome and creative. The movie is also fun to watch and that post-credit scene is easily one of the best of the MCU. But, the movie really just feels like a pastime and popcorn entertainer as it doesn't feel like a big event which is a shame as it is Spider-Man and he is one of the greatest superheroes of all time.… Expand

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MattzenJul 4, 2019

Had high hopes for this movie even though the trailer looked GOD AWFUL! The first half is unbearably corny, the CGI looked like fake ass CGI, and was ready to leave the theater..Mysterio was ruined and the whole story for him was ruinedHad high hopes for this movie even though the trailer looked GOD AWFUL! The first half is unbearably corny, the CGI looked like fake ass CGI, and was ready to leave the theater..Mysterio was ruined and the whole story for him was ruined because of the dumb multiverse theme!
A typical Marvel fan would enjoy this because I dumb entertainment...NUFF SAID… Expand

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Creeper3455Jul 11, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well...Now I know how it felt like when everyone was angry at the "Mandarin Situation" from Iron Man 3. Also,see this in IMAX 3D. Oh,and Spoilers.

This has probably been the roughest week of the year. Family reasons crushed us like a bug (literally),I had to pay a scary bill from Facebook/Instagram's impressive Promotion system (seriously,kudos),and then Spider-Man Far From Home comes up,which probably is the best Mixed Bag movie of 2019. It had moments I liked and moments that made me extra pissed (more so than Endgame,mind you) because of the same target you really want to be disintegrated: Avi "Venom" Arad.
While there's nothing in relation to Venom in here,this felt to me like a great MCU Installment that got ruined by Sony throwing out the stuff we didn't like in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and doubling the ante on that: a serious tone (that does fit,given that it's a sort of Aftermath made by Endgame) that feels unintentionally funny,random setups for more movies (which **** off. I'm not going to be all excited like the last time you did it [that wasn't Spider-Verse]),things that go nowhere and serious moments that end on a funny note.
Oh,and also scenes that aren't in the trailer. Eh,well. Typical of Superhero movies…
But again,this movie has pros. The acting was mostly fine,except for Jake Gyllenhaal,who is just brilliant (and I’m always a sucker for him whenever I see him on-screen) as Mysterio,and he as a whole is fantastic to a point. Michael Giacchino’s score has gotten an improvement. Not by a long shot,but it’s still better than Homecoming’s. The Peter & MJ Love theme is really sweet and charming,and the Mysterio stuff was just him trying not to do Doctor Strange again. The action is really cool to watch and yes. As everyone says,the illusion scene is one of the best scenes in the MCU. It even becomes Marvel Zombie at a point (which can we PLEASE stop with random Jumpscares in Franchise movies? Between this,Dumbo and Godzilla 2). Again,go see it in IMAX 3D. Not only it had a bigger runtime than Aquaman (in terms of IMAX Sequences),but there are several moments where they take full advantage of 3D,so that’ll make your 3D viewing all the more enjoyable.
But that’s all I can praise off,sadly.
When it’s not Mysterio doing cool stuff,the movie lacks in artistic and/or visual flair,and that makes the movie sorta bland. Speaking of,his reveal as a villain sucks so much. You can’t just throw out a “Yay. I’m the villain!! :-D” and continue it off with a slew of hugely minor characters (from other installments) to be like “Yay. Continuity!” to then go off with a motivation that I’ve seen done better in The Incredibles. That’s a Creative Clash that Avi would do. “But Tony Stark is dead,so that makes sense” NO. No. Even if he’s dead,you shouldn’t do this motivation for,say,6-7 movies. For me,anyway. And yeah,that mid-credit sequence freaked me out (only for that character),but when they actually did the reveal of Spider-Man being a menace to the city,it pissed me off in a way,because of how either the Raimi movies or the Amazing franchise took that out of the way in a hurry. Like,that’s literally the last thing I need to worry about Spider-Man. So,uhh yeah. I didn’t really like Far From Home. Shocking,because (outside the first 2 Thor movies and a bit of Iron Man 2) I don’t expect an MCU movie to be worse than...I don’t know. Ant-Man? Venom?
But then again,I’m starting to feel a bit of fatigue for these movies,and I feel like you’ll enjoy it. To apologize for the lack of good stuff in it,they even replicate the best scene in Iron Man 2 (where Iron Man and War Machine shoot a gigantic army of Drones),so what more could you want?… Expand

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CameJul 13, 2019

This film dissapointed me due to Mysterio being a joke. It lacks what the first Tom Holland spider man film had which was a great villian (in my opinion) and not some fake hologramic villian. The technology that Mysterio used on this filmThis film dissapointed me due to Mysterio being a joke. It lacks what the first Tom Holland spider man film had which was a great villian (in my opinion) and not some fake hologramic villian. The technology that Mysterio used on this film makes the action scenes feel kinda fake and dissapointing. Besides Mysterio i found this film being overall boring.… Expand

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andy_indierockJul 27, 2019

The first half i had great fun but final half, i dont know why i felt sleepy. Because the final fight really bad till dont care that ending surprises anymore.

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ReubenIsAGodSep 14, 2019

Something isn't right about this 'Spider-man' incarnation. He feels like spider-man, he acts like Peter Parker and yet the situations, the setting and the strange occurrences, this persistent need to make him the next'Tony Stark' and have himSomething isn't right about this 'Spider-man' incarnation. He feels like spider-man, he acts like Peter Parker and yet the situations, the setting and the strange occurrences, this persistent need to make him the next'Tony Stark' and have him be in these 'Larger then life jerk-off affirs' are NOT very spider-man. Especially since the character is in his high-school years. Homecoming did a great job at demonstrating the daily struggles of this Peter Paker as spider-man. It had mood and felt authentically like something peter would go through at highschool. Far from home, I don't know, fees incredibly distant from the moral philosophical emboddiement of the character. I just don't think anything has quite captured the true nature, and daily struggles, of Peter Paker and spider-man as has the film 'Spider-man 2', here there is a moral story, a character faced with these challenging odds, Far From Home, and this new irritation of the character lacks so much of this.

This is hard for me, very hard for me to explain. Something just doesn't feel right. I'm looking forward to the next spider-man film, but damn. They have to get the philosophies of the character correct. I don't want a spectacle. I don't want a typical aesthetics. I want the soul, and the heart of Spider-Man, the humanitarian dealing with 'Great Responsiblity' and the struggles of Day-in Day-out life whilst having to protect those around him from great threats. i want the character to truly feel at odds, mentally broken. Homecoming did a much better ob of this. Hopefully next time it well be better.… Expand

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ScienceAdvisorJul 13, 2019

This is easily summed-up as a lazy production. The plot is often boring and predictable, the CG is easily recognized and is sub-par, and most jokes fall flat. All the Disney shill reviews, especially the 96% on RT from 40K+ user reviewsThis is easily summed-up as a lazy production. The plot is often boring and predictable, the CG is easily recognized and is sub-par, and most jokes fall flat. All the Disney shill reviews, especially the 96% on RT from 40K+ user reviews that are mostly "verified" viewers without any ability to see if they are all day 1 reviews, tells you everything you need to know. RT has become a platform claiming veracity, yet now all their user reviews are significantly higher than reality.… Expand

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hnestlyontheslyOct 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Friend says that this film had few drawbacks, but it’s more interesting to dwell on the problems. One, he says, is its reuse of the Spider-Man: Homecoming plot (and also the Iron Man movies) of solving self-inflicted problems (something that I actually like a lot about the Iron Man movies). In that respect, the plot isn’t innovative. To respond, I think. Two, so many of his problems are, again, self-inflicted by way of Peter’s own painfully teenage naïveté that Friend didn’t feel catharsis when those problems were solved, because there’s no indication of growth if we’re starting are adventure at a deficit.

That having been said, we all agreed that MJ was a fabulous component of the film. She plays awkward teenager masterfully, all elbows and knees, stiff and slouched and guarded. Someone wrote to me that the usual drama for Spider-Man come from his split-identities being at odds, the trade-offs that Spider-Man makes for Peter Parker and vice versa. Peter must make personal sacrifices that come at the benefit for his super hero persona, and when he tries to make decisions that allow for growth in his personal relationships, they come at the cost of his effectiveness as a super hero. (This is, by the way, the most I have ever cared to think about Spider-Man, especially this iteration of Spider-Man, since he is essentially just a plucky kid with a lot of expensive gear, so thanks Marvel for making me think so much about how this **** superhero works.)

The film does a wonderful job of accounting for the things that actually make Spider-Man unique, his “Peter-tingle,” his slapdash clothing line. He’s no longer just a weaker, less durable version of generic super heroes + webs. He’s someone who has some powerful sense of the peripheral world of threats in the vein of what they could have but didn’t quite do with Dr Strange and are trying to do but haven’t had enough time for yet with Captain Marvel.

Posting this a little too late to have any effect anymore, but it’s a worthy addition to the canon even if it borrows a little heavily from the past. The end-credit scene is actually a lot more disturbing and brain busting than anything else in the film.… Expand

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DirigiblePulpJul 31, 2019

Funny and brisk enough to make you almost believe this movie has anything remotely interesting to add to the Peter Parker saga. Mysterio is a cool villain, and he's served well here, both by Gyllenhaal and the script. But Spider-Man/Peter isFunny and brisk enough to make you almost believe this movie has anything remotely interesting to add to the Peter Parker saga. Mysterio is a cool villain, and he's served well here, both by Gyllenhaal and the script. But Spider-Man/Peter is again a whiny brat who learns no lessons. He lucks into doing the right thing and gets everything handed to him. He makes no sacrifices and loses nothing. Imagine you have to make the choice between saving the world and going on a field trip where maybe you kiss MJ (imagine this is a choice that is actually a "real tough choice"). But instead of having to choose one you just automatically get both because choices are for losers. That's the new Marvel version of great power. With great power comes more robots and tech and hey superpowers are kinda lame too now that I think about it. And wow, the Stark Jr/Iron Spider stuff is so thematically unwarranted and completely off base.… Expand