Spider-Man: Homecoming Movie Review

Spider-Man: Homecoming is a fun, tween-friendly take on one of Marvel's most enduringly popular characters. Starring an actual teen (Tom Holland) as web-slinging high schooler Peter Parker, its spirit is very much in line with the original comics. While there's no shortage of peril and action violence, it's not as unrelenting or large-scale as in many of the other Marvel movies. Death is minimal (a supporting character is disintegrated), and even sequences like that in which a ferry boat splits in half, causing panic and mayhem, aren't too scary. Spidey does get in brawls with the main villain in which he's bashed, buried in rubble, and dropped from heights, and there are some explosions and fiery crashes (including a plane strewn along a beach). There's a bit more salty language than you might expect (including "s--t," "bastard," "dumba--," and more), but it's not constant. Teens flirt, and adults kiss and make a few suggestive comments. There's one jokey reference to porn, and Peter is shown shirtless a couple of times. A house party scene shows teens holding red cups (the contents are unspecified). As always with Spider-Man, there are messages about power and responsibility, finding strength within yourself, being brave, and persevering. And the cast is impressively, realistically diverse; Peter's friends, classmates, and teachers represent a wide range of races and body types.

The film is directed by Jon Watts, American writer and director who comes from directing small independent film movies. He began his film career directing short films and chapters for the sports comedy series "Onion SportsDome" (2011). After directing several tv-movies without too much transcendence, directed its first cinematographic film titled Clown (2014). A horror film that was based on a short of the own director who produced Eli Roth and that it obtained a considerable success. After this film, directed Cop Car (2015), a thriller of suspense protagonized by Kevin Bacon that also received a good reception pro aprte of the critic and the public. Also, it should be mentioned that the scriptwriter of this third installment, Steve Ditko, is also responsible for the two previous films of the resumption of the character. Ditko compiles his projects in the cinema with video game scripts also related to the Marvel universe.

WHAT'S THE STORY?
In SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, 15-year-old Peter Parker (Tom Holland) can't wait to help his new mentor, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), with any superhero work the latter might have available. But Stark wants to keep his young protege safe at home in Queens, living with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) and going to high school with friends like his good buddy Ned (Jacob Batalon). Peter chafes at being sidelined, so every night he goes out looking for crime to stop around the neighborhood. One evening he comes face to face (well, face to mask) with a group of ATM robbers armed with powerful, high-tech weapons. Eventually Peter traces the dangerous gear to a gang run by Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton), who's long harbored a grudge against the Avengers and the secretive agencies that work with them. Peter's quest to put an end to Toomes' dangerous game leads to peril and surprising revelations, as well as one very annoyed Iron Man.

MOVIE INFO
Rating: PG-13 (for sci-fi action violence, some language and brief suggestive comments)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By: Jon Watts
Written By: Jonathan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers
In Theaters: Jul 7, 2017 Wide
Runtime: 130 minutes
Music: Michael Giacchino
Cinematography: Salvatore Totino
Studio: Sony Pictures
Principal Cast: Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton