A collective, barely audible sigh of frustration might be heard from Marvel followers all over the place when one more reboot of the Spider-Man franchise was introduced—the third model of the web-slinger in 15 years. Who wants a brand new Spider-Man, many mused, when it had been seemingly performed to dying within the Tobey Maguire-centric, Sam Raimi-directed Spider-Man trilogy, and fewer impressively rehashed within the two installments of the Andrew Garfield-led Amazing Spider-Man?

Let all fears be assuaged, Spidey followers: The Marvel Cinematic Universe has lastly gotten it proper, and Tom Holland is the right actor to embody this new iteration of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Portrayed in Spider-Man: Homecoming as a high-school sophomore, Parker stumbles by means of his on a regular basis life as a book-smart child who desires to win his college’s educational decathlon, efficiently ask out his well-liked crush Liz (Laura Harrier)…and, oh yeah, get himself one other gig with the Avengers.

The movie doesn’t waste time repeating the beforehand proven plot factors of the arachnid-inclined superhero, opting to skip over the fateful encounter between Parker and a radioactive spider in addition to the traumatic dying of his Uncle Ben. Instead, it focuses on constructing out the MCU’s distinctive tackle Spider-Man as a younger hero who’s attempting to steadiness his crimefighting together with his civilian life and relationships together with his schoolmates and Aunt May (Marisa Tomei).

Eager to show himself to his mentor Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Parker spends all of his spare time clad in his Spidey go well with, on the prowl for folks to assist and crimes to cease—he foils bicycle thieves and financial institution robberies, and even helps people who want instructions—attempting out varied quips and one-liners alongside the best way.

It’s not all petty crimes for Parker; issues escalate when a nefarious villain often known as the Vulture, aka Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton), surfaces. After his salvage crew are put out of enterprise by Stark Industries following the Chitauri assault on New York City within the first Avengers movie, Toomes decides to maintain the alien know-how he’s already discovered, and begins creating unlawful and lethal weapons to promote on the black market. The Vulture would possibly seem to be an esoteric and puzzling alternative for the film’s primary villain at first look, however fortunately, Keaton brings salty wit and conviction to the position—his crotchety, grudge-holding Birdman is the proper antithesis to Holland’s boyish, excitable Spider-Man. In truth, one might even see the pair as representing the older, change-resistant gatekeepers of comedian fandom and a more moderen era of fanatics.

Generational battle is the central (and ever well timed) theme of the movie, and never simply in relation to the battle between Spider-Man and the Vulture. Tony Stark assumes the position of father determine to Parker right here, and whereas he’s initially keen to share some superior know-how with the teen, there’s a predictable tough-love second when Stark tells him he’s not able to be a superhero and takes again his tricked-out, Stark Industry Spidey go well with. Sure, taking away the hero’s benefits simply earlier than he fights the villain is the oldest plot twist within the e book, however there’s one thing thrilling about watching an underdog come out on high utilizing his wits fairly than high-tech toys.

In addition to the same old particular results and Marvel-sized motion scenes, Spider-Man: Homecoming is chock-full of genuinely humorous bits—from bodily stunts gone awry to fast quips and witty banter—and painfully awkward teenage moments. The movie displays the identical form of self-awareness and tactful fan service that made flicks like Deadpool and the primary Guardians of the Galaxy a blast to look at. Although it has the all-too-common drawback of working only a tad too lengthy for comic-based fare (133 minutes), the film—identical to Holland’s Spider-Man—suits neatly into the MCU canon whereas offering simply sufficient of its personal taste to really feel contemporary and attention-grabbing.