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However, the excessive use of CGI effects and high-tech scenes take away any hints of realism in the story and make the events of the film seem like they take place in a computer world. That last bit is intended to cement Parker as his protege, but it just ends up freaking the kid out. After dabbling in superheroism—and having a fairly disastrous time—all Parker really wants to do is go on a class trip to Europe and confess his crush to MJ . But shortly into the trip, Parker discovers, inevitably, that abandoning life as a superhero isn’t so easy. Nick Fury shows up in his hotel room and asks for help defeating a group of monstrous weather-giants called the Elementals, who have been popping up all over Europe.
Writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers spin a lot of web from the veneer of a story, but their script strains belief at every turn, and the jokes are the only part of it that sticks; it’s never a good sign when both of a film’s most significant plot points are buried in the closing credits. For all of its frequent charm, the most generous thing you can say about “Far From Home” is that it’s the third-best Spider-Man movie of the last seven months (if “Endgame” counts towards Holland’s contract, then it also counts against him here). I feel a bit unqualified to review Marvel Action comic movies as I haven't seen many but today just felt like an escape movie and I really enjoyed this Spider Man franchise film. Jon Watt's direction is fantastic with thrillingly acrobatic action sequences and some mind bending surrealism. The CG is incredible and it's consistently very funny without undercutting major emotional moments.
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Sony has asked critics not to reveal what happens from there (and I won’t), but there really isn’t much to spoil. A villain emerges, bellowing some half-baked Trumpian garbage about how easy it is to fool people who are already fooling themselves — could this be The Superhero Movie We Need Right Now? — and using drones in a way that confirms them as the most boring technological plot device since it was decided that every modern spy thriller had to revolve around stealing ominous surveillance tools.
The first stop is Venice, where the cyclone-like monster makes another appearance—a huge humanoid made of churning water that threatens the city’s architectural treasures, its population, and Peter’s friends. On a technical level, this film’s homestretch boasts some of the MCU’s most impressive visuals this side of Doctor Strange while also addressing some longstanding fan pet peeves about this Spidey’s powers and shortcomings. This is a grander, more ambitious film than Homecoming in many ways, yet it owes that well deserved accolade to all the groundwork laid so far in Tom Holland’s past appearances as Spidey.
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The romantic tension between the pair is particularly electric in one Vienna hotel room scene, mostly because of Watts' clever camera work. There are inter-dimensional creatures wreaking havoc across the continent, and Mysterio can focus on stopping them without having to keep one eye on the chiseled dude who keeps moving in on MJ. So far as Peter is concerned, this is the kind of hero who should be saving the day — not a girl-crazy high school kid who sometimes like to cosplay as his alter-ego around his local neighborhood after school.
I am now more excited than ever about the potential of storylines, characters and the MCU multiverse. The closing chapter to the MCU's phase 3, Spider-man far from home brilliantly ends the arc of Tony Stark and the initial trilogy of MCU phases. It was a blend of paying respects to the past but building and looking into the future of the MCU, all packed into a charming Spider-man movie filled with fun and excitement.
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Unfortunately, all this time with MJ means we spend less time with Ned. But we get plenty of hapless teacher Mr. Harrington (Martin Starr, Silicon Valley's Bertram Gilfoyle). We also don't get much of Aunt May , but there's a fun sense that she has her own movie going on . Things suddenly become quite Marvelish upon the group’s arrival in Venice, where everyone’s good time is intruded upon by a massively destructive storm cloud that rips through the glorious city, ruining much of it as the whirlwind gradually takes the shape of a giant watery beast. Impulsively springing into action, Spidey does what he can to prevent further destruction, although this proves to be just the first in a series of attacks that coincide with the group’s arrivals in Prague, Berlin and London. It was a thrilling adventure with emotional flash backs to the tragities of Endgame.
The comic mix-up that prevents this is quite amusing and well-managed, sticking the kid in the worst seat possible, and director Jon Watts proves himself rather good at this sort of thing. Matters proceed to include not only this twosome’s awkward, herky-jerky mutual advance toward modest physical affection, but also the more unlikely yet entirely winning connection of the geeky, plus-sized Ned and cute blonde Betty . Martin Starr, so memorable as the stoner programmer Gilfoyle on HBO’s Silicon Valley, is on board as the far-from-expert tour manager. I consider myself a big fan of Spiderman, and above all, of his villains , but, my expectations with this movie were negative... The trailers did not tell me anything, and I thought the villain was going to be modified in a way that I would not like.
Zendaya’s deadpan, impossible-to-read MJ is still a smart counterpoint to Holland’s earnestness, and the awkwardness of their romance is more interesting than anything Holland gets to do in the Spider-Man suit. Most of the teens from Homecoming return, and all of them get at least one good scene or line. MJ in particular feels like she has so much going on under the surface, but these films keep punting it further down the field. And Peter, who has to prove who he is to himself before he can be ready to reveal his identity to the world, is mostly just annoyed by the chase.
The story for the movie was very good, while it is not as good Endgame in terms of best movie from the MCU but was far more enjoyable than Captain Marvel. Heck, even Nick Fury agreed with me in the movie about Captain Marvel. I am not sure on how it could be improved possibly just did force the romance between Betty and Ned but that is all.
The script engineers an excuse for why the film’s action scenes feel even more plastic than most of Marvel’s previous set pieces, but that doesn’t make them any more enjoyable to watch, or the story beats that tie them together feel any less contrived. I knew this was going to be a good MCU movie as they always offer. But Far From Home is not just a funny and friendly Marvel movie.
Homecomming was a simple good movie with a short story and a lot of great moments. But Far From Home's story is long and complicated with many twists and turns. Jon Watts retained the humour take as he did with Homecomming and it worked better than the predecessor. The strong villain, excellent visual effects, good performance and post-endgame world adds the cherry. This maybe the best live action spidey movie but taking overall, Spiderverse gives good competition.
There are some terrifically trippy sequences that showcase the coolness of Mysterio. Gyllenhaal brings his typical great performance and is one of the better Marvel villains. Far From Home is loads of fun and a great segue into the next era of the MCU. As for the evil illusions themselves, they’re in accordance with the entire movie’s cinema-by-numbers approach. I’m reminded of Norman Mailer’s remark that the only characters that novelists cannot create are novelists better than themselves.
There are not any clear premises for the fighting, nor any sense of what may prove lethal or disabling. Peter takes part in plenty of rock-’em-sock-’em action scenes, in the course of which he takes crashing falls that would mean broken bones and ruptured organs for mere mortals. There’s no sense of physical danger to the movie’s characters—and yet, appallingly, the mighty scenes of grand-scale urban destruction, in such places as Venice, Prague, and London, imply a gory trail of bodies that the movie doesn’t dare to deliver or even hint at. Its stakes remain theoretical; its superheroic violence remains fun.
The story actually had no proper mindset, sometimes it wanted to be a High school comedy, other times a Superhero feature. It's hard not to enjoy this quirky teen romance disguised as a Marvel movie. It swings along through a great story and takes time to enjoy itself along the way.
His character seems like a hurried writing rather than a cautious and concerned approach. Most of the characters including the out-of-breath Parker, geeky dumb Mr. Harrington, embarrassing Ned, and idiotic Flash were horrendous - absolutely painful to watch. Sign up for The New Yorker’s Movie Club Newsletter to get reviews of the current cinema, movie listings for the weekend ahead, and more. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Quentin Beck, a.k.a. Mysterio, a newly emerged superhero who aims to pick up where Tony Stark left off.
